{"product_id":"9798881800819","title":"Humble Pie Sober Menopause, Sugar Addiction, and the Sweetness of Recovery","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHumble Pie\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSober Menopause, Sugar Addiction, and the Sweetness of Recovery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDana R. Bowman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Personal Memoirs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaugh-out-loud funny, emotionally charged, and highly relatable across a wide spectrum of issues and ages...An engaging, entertaining read.\u003ci\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eHippocampus Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Lemon pie, if done right, should hurt just a little. When you eat lemon pie, the tartness should make your tongue and your brain do a tiny wince, but then the cloud of meringue melts it away. The slice needs to be ice cold and paired with a cup of very hot black coffee, which is served in a thick white mug. This is the pie I had in a small diner in North Carolina, and it made me want to cry…\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this hilarious and deeply honest memoir, Dana Bowman asks the question, “How do I stay sober while menopausal?” As she reckons with aging, sober parenting, and how she accidentally fell into food addiction while on her second book tour, she offers a story that is both relatable and real, and it just might include a recipe for pie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeering off her sober path and into the world of food addiction and binge-eating, Dana Bowman found herself unable to stop.  Menopause - food addiction's bitchy sister - made her feel invisible. Then the isolation and fear of a global pandemic layered on top of everything, as she sank into doom-scrolling and frenetic over-exercising. Eventually, her higher power seemed to throw up her hands and say, “Ok. It's time to deal.” There was plenty of whining about cupcakes, but slowly, she got better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then she had to write about it. So here we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDana Bowman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Perfect Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Bottled: A Mom's Guide to Early Recovery\u003c\/i\u003e, which was selected as a Kansas Notable book. She teaches writing at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, and works as a librarian at her local branch. Dana lives in a sweet little town in the Midwest with her family and two cats. You can visit her at \u003cu\u003edanabowmancreative.com\u003c\/u\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 January 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798881800819\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331899064460,"sku":"9798881800819","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_92b58e1d-1570-49c8-94b0-770cc89b3ee0.jpg?v=1783599929","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798881800819","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}