Ballad of Big Feeling

An unforgettable portrait of feminine individuality with a distinctly heartland flair, by an award-winning writer hailed by novelist Ben Marcus as "hilarious and insightful."It happens to every thirtysomething--the realization that they have aged out of youth. For the heroine in this racous debut, a cozy and placid life has begun to buckle under the weight of discomforting midlife realizations: A changing body, parents who need caring, career and romance stagnation .... Told in humorous and revealing vignettes, we follow the protagonist as she comprehends the birth of a sibling's child, battles food addiction and past sexual traumas, and comes to terms with newfound family responsibilities. With comic sensibility and earnest observance, this is the singular story of a woman understanding her own maturation.