{"product_id":"9780743272186","title":"Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants : Based on a True Story","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTiny Ladies in Shiny Pants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jill Soloway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator and director of \u003ci\u003eTransparent\u003c\/i\u003e and Emmy-nominated writer for \u003ci\u003eSix Feet Under\u003c\/i\u003e comes a hilarious and unforgettable memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Jill Soloway was just thirteen, she and her best friend donned the tightest satin pants they could find, poufed up their hair and squeezed into Candies heels, then headed to downtown Chicago in search of their one-and-only true loves forever: the members of whichever rock band was touring through town. Never mind that both girls still had braces, coke-bottle-thick glasses and had only just bought their first bras—they were fabulous, they felt beautiful, they were tiny ladies in shiny pants\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Now that Jill is all grown up and a successful writer and producer, she can look back on her tiny self and share her shiny tales with fondness, absurdity, and obsessive-compulsive attention to even the most embarrassing details. From the highly personal (conflating her own loss of virginity and the Kobe Bryant accusations), to the political (what she has in common with Monica and Chandra), to the outrageously Los Angelean (why women wear huge diamonds and what they must do to get them), \u003ci\u003eTiny Ladies in Shiny Pants\u003c\/i\u003e is a genre-defying combination of personal essay and memoir, or a hilarious, unruly and unapologetic evaluation of society, religion, sex, love, and—best of all—Jill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants,\u003c\/i\u003e Soloway courageously dives right into her past -- armed with a dangerous intellect, a prickly sense of outrage, and a scathing wit -- and comes to the surface with a riotously good read...I can't help considering a woman who's this honest and this funny as nothing short of revolutionary.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- Salon.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants\u003c\/i\u003e will remind you of those rambling, all-night-long, nothing's sacred talkfests that can happen with a good friend.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sisterly, smart, funny, and vulgar, Soloway's debut deserves a space on the shelf beside David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"FINALLY, a woman has written a hilarious manifesto for the post-feminist generation.... Soloway's wickedly entertaining prose and willingness to bare the most amusing, intimate moments of her life reveal the contradictory challenges of being a smart, sexy woman who wants to have it all.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743272186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592375021774,"sku":"9780743272186","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_c2ec5751-2cf7-4ac7-ade7-7f914cc7b296.jpg?v=1637766958","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743272186","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}