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"   The cover of Lancaster&amp;#039;s memoir.  She&amp;#039;s not quite ready to put away her Mad Men Barbies, but at 44, having banked five best-sellers and effectively given unemployment the finger, Jen Lancaster finally feels ready to embrace some of the trappings of responsible adulthood\u2014life insurance, say, and a house in the Chicago suburbs &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s not `stumble home&amp;#039; distance from the bars.&amp;quot; Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult&amp;#039;s Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development, or Why It&amp;#039;s Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner (NAL), out May 1, chronicles Lancaster&amp;#039;s foray into grown-up pursuits like volunteering, opera-going, hosting Thanksgiving dinner, and estate planning with the same unfiltered, laugh-out-loud snark that made Bitter Is the New Black a breakout hit in 2006. Follow along as Jen develops her kitschy decorating style (and indulges her penchant for spite bidding) on eBay, learns the hard way not to attempt facial waxing at home, schedules her first mammogram\u2014then brags to the tech about her killer tan line, and considers that &amp;quot;pinnacle of adulthood&amp;quot;: the skirted swimsuit. Unflappable hubby Fletch and their menagerie of pets are back, offering moral support. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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