{"product_id":"the-many-lives-of-mama-love-oprahs-book-club-a-memoir-of-lying-stealing-writing-and-healing-hardcover","title":"The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLara Love Hardin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Once you start reading, be prepared, because you won't want to stop.\" --Oprah Winfrey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter in this harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one expects the police to knock on the door of the million-dollar two-story home of the perfect cul-de-sac housewife. But soccer mom Lara Love Hardin has been hiding a shady secret: she is funding her heroin addiction by stealing her neighbors' credit cards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLara is convicted of thirty-two felonies and becomes inmate S32179. She finds that jail is a class system with a power structure that is somewhere between an adolescent sleepover party and\u003ci\u003e Lord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e. Furniture is made from tampon boxes, and Snickers bars are currency. But Lara quickly learns the rules and brings love and healing to her fellow inmates as she climbs the social ladder and acquires the nickname \"Mama Love,\" showing that jailhouse politics aren't that different from the PTA meetings she used to attend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she's released, she reinvents herself as a ghostwriter. Now, she's legally co-opting other people's identities and getting to meet Oprah, meditate with the Dalai Lama, and have dinner with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. But the shadow of her past follows her. Shame is a poison worse than heroin--there is no way to detox. Lara must learn how to forgive herself and others, navigate life as a felon on probation, and prove to herself that she is more good than bad, among other essential lessons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Many Lives of Mama Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartbreaking and tender journey from shame to redemption, despite a system that makes it almost impossible for us to move beyond the worst thing we have ever done.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLara Love Hardin is a literary agent, author, and president of True Literary. Prior to founding True Literary, she was the co-CEO of Idea Architects. She has an MFA in creative writing and is a five-time \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling collaborative writer, including the #1 bestseller \u003ci\u003eDesigning Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e and the 2018 Oprah's Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Does Shine\u003c\/i\u003e, which she coauthored with Anthony Ray Hinton. She lives in La Selva Beach, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.12 x 9.4 x 6.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987369951533,"sku":"9781668069608","price":28.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/i0-daq6kyD9781668069608.webp?v=1776178312","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-many-lives-of-mama-love-oprahs-book-club-a-memoir-of-lying-stealing-writing-and-healing-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}