{"product_id":"thats-not-how-it-happened-9780778360292","title":"That's Not How It Happened","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Emmy-nominated co-creator and Executive Producer of How I Met Your Mother, this smart, funny, bighearted novel for fans of Kevin Wilson and Monica Heisey, follows a family turned upside down after Hollywood decides to make a movie version of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Audiobook narration by Cobie Smulders and Josh Radnor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaige didn't set out to be a stay-at-home mom, but when her husband's screenwriting career took off right before they had a son with Down syndrome, the decision was made for her. Now, with their children nearly grown and unsure what's next, Paige writes a memoir about the challenges of raising a child with a disability. When a major actress-turned-producer shows up at her door eager to make her \"inspiring\" story into a movie, she's shocked, excited, and a little terrified.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis movie just might be the comeback opportunity her husband, Rob, desperately needs. His career has fizzled in recent years. But the movie is going to need a screenwriter, and who better to adapt his wife's memoir than him?... Meanwhile, their son, Emmett, doesn't understand why people think his Down syndrome is the most important thing in his life (that's definitely his girlfriend, Amy)--but he hopes his newfound fame might somehow get him closer to meeting his idol, Eddie Vedder. Their daughter, Darcy, couldn't care less about the whole thing because she's hardly even in their mom's book. The \"normal\" child who nobody ever worries about is feeling more forgotten than ever as her love life implodes and college decisions loom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs their lives are chewed up and spit out by the Hollywood machine, triggering old resentments and launching new betrayals, will any of them even recognize the \"inspiring\" family in this film? Or will this \"feel-good\" movie be the end of them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780778360292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2025 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas, Craig:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCraig Thomas \u003c\/strong\u003eis the co-creator of the Emmy-winning comedy series \u003cem\u003eHow I Met Your Mother.\u003c\/em\u003e His prose has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker, The Boston Globe, McSweeney's, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City with his wife, Rebecca, his daughter, Celia, and his son, Elliot, whose unique journey has had a huge impact on his life and work. \u003cem\u003eThat's Not How it Happened\u003c\/em\u003e is his first novel.","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119399137325,"sku":"9780778360292","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_fb597cf7-7cf9-40de-96e3-b982381eca1e.jpg?v=1756225978","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/thats-not-how-it-happened-9780778360292","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}