{"product_id":"ps-accidentally-on-purpose-true-tale-of-a-happy-single-mother-by-mary-f-pols","title":"PS: Accidentally on Purpose: True Tale of a Happy Single Mother by Mary F. Pols","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003ePS: Accidentally on Purpose: True Tale of a Happy Single Mother by Mary F. Pols\u003c\/h1\u003e\nReview“[Pols writes] with humor and grace. . . . It’s rare to find such honesty, even in an account so personal. Grade: A-” — Entertainment Weekly“Sharp, witty and slightly self-deprecating, she alternates clever, camera-ready one-liners with intense self-revelations about parents, children, love and family….” — San Francisco Chronicle“Ms. Pols is a charming and insightful storyteller, and her memoir is both engrossing and endearing ...” — New York Observer“Her writing is mesmerizing and lyrical. I laughed and cried and shook my head at some of her choices, but I rooted for her and her son the whole way.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune“Much as Pols’s story resembles the Judd Apatow movie, it is distinct in its heartfelt description of a woman who has come up against the edge of youth and expectation.” — Cookie Magazine“It’s funny, intimate, wise, and real, and we get to root for forty­something Mary, her twentysomething coparent, Matt, and their little son, Dolan, now four.” — Elle“Amid joy and heartbreak, Pols grows from a self-absorbed and judgmental whiner into a self-aware adult and loving mother. It’s her transformation that makes this memoir an unforgettable read.” — Diablo Magazine“Bay Area film critic Pols chronicles her unexpected pregnancy and journey into not-quite-single motherhood….A page-turner by someone who stopped waiting for Mr. Perfect.” — Kirkus Reviews“Candid and unaffected, Pols provides an important lesson about not being willing to compromise herself, and that being brave can bring the richest rewards.” — Publishers Weekly“… a well-written, emotionally honest memoir of Pols’ journey to motherhood and increased maturity…. She details with wit and humor her efforts to juggle her many challenges…” — BookPage“...far transcends its particulars...thoughtful, funny and sexy...a delightful meditation on partnership, desire, fulfillment...” — Peggy Orenstein, bestselling author of Schoolgirls and Waiting for Daisy“Astutely witty...will grip you to the very last page. This is a feminist tale for our age.” — Heidi Julavits, author of The Uses of Enchantment“... [A] touching, funny, and brutally honest story...[Pols] is opinionated, vulnerable, droll, tenacious, acerbic, loyal...real.” — Kate Moses, author of Because I Said So: 33 Mothers Write About Children, Sex, Men, Aging, Faith, Race \u0026amp; Themselves\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch3 style='box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 4px; margin: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \"Amazon Ember\", Arial, sans-serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style='box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 22px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \"Amazon Ember\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 6px 10px !important;'\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“[Pols writes] with humor and grace. . . . It’s rare to find such honesty, even in an account so personal. Grade: A-” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“Sharp, witty and slightly self-deprecating, she alternates clever, camera-ready one-liners with intense self-revelations about parents, children, love and family….” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“Ms. Pols is a charming and insightful storyteller, and her memoir is both engrossing and endearing ...” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eNew York Observer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“Her writing is mesmerizing and lyrical. I laughed and cried and shook my head at some of her choices, but I rooted for her and her son the whole way.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“Much as Pols’s story resembles the Judd Apatow movie, it is distinct in its heartfelt description of a woman who has come up against the edge of youth and expectation.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eCookie Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“It’s funny, intimate, wise, and real, and we get to root for forty­something Mary, her twentysomething coparent, Matt, and their little son, Dolan, now four.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eElle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“Amid joy and heartbreak, Pols grows from a self-absorbed and judgmental whiner into a self-aware adult and loving mother. It’s her transformation that makes this memoir an unforgettable read.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eDiablo Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“Candid and unaffected, Pols provides an important lesson about not being willing to compromise herself, and that being brave can bring the richest rewards.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“… a well-written, emotionally honest memoir of Pols’ journey to motherhood and increased maturity…. 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