Bibliograph

Don't get too excited, it's just about a pair of shoes and other laments of my life, Jen Epstein

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Don't get too excited, it's just about a pair of shoes and other laments of my life, Jen Epstein

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Don't get too excited

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jen Epstein

Sub title

it's just about a pair of shoes and other laments of my life

Summary

Jen Epstein was born a worrier. As a child she worried her uvula would break off and she would swallow it and choke to death. Then she worried high voltage wires would get her. Eventually she was diagnosed with learning disabilities and later, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Smart but challenged, Jen navigates two years in Israel as a high school student and squabbling with technical support for her TV. She survives a two-night stay in the hospital, with all its dangers of contamination, and the nursing staff traipsing into her room at all hours of the night wanting her bodily fluids. Whether pondering motherhood or refusing to drink ice water in Costa Rica, Jen, with her self-deprecating humor, exposes her inner demons with stories that are sometimes heartbreaking and always deeply personal, tapping into the minutiae of her life with distinctive style and themes of universal appeal

Target audience

adult

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