{"title":"Jillian Van Hefty","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"dear-erma-bombeck-in-heaven-what-the-hell-book-jillian-van-hefty-9781966323570","title":"Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven - What the Hell?!","description":"In this wickedly observant and warmly irreverent book, Jillian Van Hefty imagines writing letters to the late, great Erma Bombeck, reporting back from a world that seems to have lost its mind while insisting it's \"living its best life.\" With Bombeck's spirit hovering somewhere between heaven and a perfectly organized junk drawer, Van Hefty skewers modern life's absurdities-from aging and plastic surgery to trendy diets, trendy parents, and the ever-expanding list of things we're apparently doing wrong.\nThe result is a hilarious, sharp, and unexpectedly tender reflection on how much has changed-and how little we've actually figured out. Like Bombeck herself, Van Hefty has the rare gift of holding up a mirror that doesn't just show us who we are, but makes us laugh while we recognize ourselves staring back.\nAs Erma Bombeck's son Matthew notes, the book answers the question so many fans have wondered: What would Erma have written about today? Emmy-winning writer and producer Mike Reiss, The Simpsons, calls it \"so funny, sharp and sweet, I'm angry I didn't write it myself.\" And Erma's son Andy agrees that the book would have made his mother laugh-and helps keep her legacy alive by reminding us of the greatest gift she gave her readers: the ability to laugh at ourselves and at life in all its ridiculous glory.\nFor longtime Erma fans and new readers alike, Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven, What the Hell?! is a joyful, comforting, and uproarious reminder that no matter how strange the world gets, humor is still our best survival skill.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53262408122641,"sku":"NIN9781966323570","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53360404365585,"sku":"NLS9781966323570","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781966323570.jpg?v=1773804814"},{"product_id":"dear-erma-bombeck-in-heaven-what-the-hell-book-jillian-van-hefty-9781966323556","title":"Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven - What the Hell?","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Erma Bombeck in Heaven - What the Hell?!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What would Erma Bombeck make of Botox and Brazilian butt lifts, gender-reveal parties, free-range children, designer dogs chillaxing in daycare, and the relentless tyranny of the smartphone? If you've ever caught yourself asking that question, \u003ci\u003eDear Erma Bombeck in Heaven, What the Hell?!\u003c\/i\u003e delivers the answer--one laugh-out-loud letter at a time.\u003cbr\u003e In this deeply nostalgic and warmly irreverent book, Jillian Van Hefty imagines writing letters to the late, great Erma Bombeck, reporting back from a world that seems to have lost its mind while insisting it's \"living its best life.\" With Bombeck's spirit hovering somewhere between heaven and a perfectly organized junk drawer, Van Hefty skewers modern life's absurdities--and as a result, creates a humorous yet tender reflection on how much has changed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR DEAR ERMA...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book is so funny, sharp, and sweet, I'm angry I didn't write it myself.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Mike Reiss, Emmy-winning writer, producer, and show runner of \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Often times I wonder what my mom would have written about if she were still alive today. Jillian Van Hefty's book answered that question. Observant and wickedly funny, she takes on aging, plastic surgery, trendy diets, and trendy parents. Anyone can hold a mirror up and show us who we are, but not many have the gift to make us laugh at it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Matthew Bombeck, son of Erma Bombeck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I really enjoyed this book, and am convinced my mom would be, or is, laughing as well. \u003ci\u003eDear Erma Bombeck in Heaven, What the Hell?!\u003c\/i\u003e will help keep her legacy alive and, most important, people laughing at themselves and life in general.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Andy Bombeck, son of Erma Bombeck\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53369857966353,"sku":"NLS9781966323556","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53378603876625,"sku":"NIN9781966323556","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":54098256003345,"sku":"CIN1966323557G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781966323556.jpg?v=1775139639"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-jillian-van-hefty.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}