{"title":"Mary Louise Kelly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Louise Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e offers heartfelt reflections on the joys and challenges of parenthood. Her writing captures the tender moments and candid truths of family life, inviting readers to connect with the emotional journey of raising children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith warmth and honesty, Kelly’s books provide both comfort and insight for parents navigating the fast-paced, ever-changing world of family. Her work is a sincere exploration of love, growth, and the fleeting nature of childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"it-goes-so-fast-by-mary-louise-kelly-9781250859877","title":"It Goes So Fast","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Instant New York Times Bestseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOperating Instructions\u003c\/em\u003e meets Glennon Doyle in this memoir by famed NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly that is destined to become a classic—about the year before her son goes to college—and the joys, losses, and surprises that happen along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe time for do-overs is over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEver since she became a parent, Mary Louise Kelly has said \"next year.\" Next year will be the year she makes it to her son James's soccer games (which are on weekdays at 4 p.m., right when she is on the air on NPR's \u003cem\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/em\u003e, talking to millions of listeners). Drive carpool for her son Alexander? Not if she wants to do that story about Ukraine and interview the secretary of state. Like millions of parents who wrestle with raising children while pursuing a career, she has never been cavalier about these decisions. The bargain she has always made with herself is this: this time I'll get on the plane, and next year I'll find a way to be there for the mom stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWell, James and Alexander are now seventeen and fifteen, and a realization has overtaken Mary Louise: her older son will be leaving soon for college. There used to be years to make good on her promises; now, there are months, weeks, minutes. And with the devastating death of her beloved father, Mary Louise is facing act three of her life head-on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMary Louise is coming to grips with the reality every parent faces. Childhood has a definite expiration date. You have only so many years with your kids before they leave your house to build their own lives. It's what every parent is supposed to want, what they raise their children to do. But it is bittersweet. Mary Louise is also dealing with the realities of having aging parents. This pivotal time brings with it the enormous questions of what you did right and what you did wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis chronicle of her eldest child's final year at home, of losing her father, as well as other curve balls thrown at her, is not a definitive answer—not for herself and certainly not for any other parent. But her questions, her issues, will resonate with every parent. And, yes, especially with mothers, who are judged more harshly by society and, more important, judge themselves more harshly. What would she do if she had to decide all over again?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMary Louise's thoughts as she faces the coming year will speak to anyone who has ever cared about a child or a parent. \u003cem\u003eIt Goes So Fast\u003c\/em\u003e is honest, funny, poignant, revelatory, and immensely relatable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242583961836,"sku":"9781250859877","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250859877-it-goes-so-fast-1.jpg?v=1787973945"},{"product_id":"it-goes-so-fast-by-mary-louise-kelly-9781250859853","title":"It. Goes. So. Fast.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver since she became a parent, Mary Louise Kelly has said \u003cem\u003enext year\u003c\/em\u003e. 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