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The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers
Carlip, Hillary
Green, Barbara (PHT)
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
A comic original in the tradition of Tracey ullman and lily Tomlinwith cindy Shermans eye Hillary carlip creates americas most unforgettable grocery shoppers.
Its happened to all of uswe find, tucked away in the corner of our shopping cart, someones discarded grocery list. It first happened to Hillary Carlip when she was a teenager, and shes been wondering to whom the lists belonged ever since. Whos the person buying Leche, Panpers, and Chanpu? Or Whole milk, heavy cream, Ice cream, cheese, and Gas-Ex (!!!)? Why would someone need to write down Coors and Oreos on a matchbook covercouldnt he just remember those two items? And whats the person like who scrawled their list on a PROZAC notepad?
Taking her clues from the items listed, the types of paper written on, the handwriting, and even misspellings (Aunt Spray), Hillary saw that each listat once mundane and personaloffered an intimate peek into a complete strangers life. She picked twenty-six lists and imagined who the shoppers might be. She next transformed herself into all twenty-six people, one by one, literally stepping into each characterall ages, genders, and ethnicitieswith hair, make-up, outfits, and one Fu Manchu. Photographer Barbara Green then captured unforgettable images of Hillary portraying these shoppers at their neighborhood markets. Hillary came to love these characters, so her accompanying stories for each are as poignant and hilarious as the photographs. She brings to life richly imagined inner worlds, including one for macho Woody, a self-described Ladys Man with NO BANKRUPTCIES ready to meet just one Special Lady with NO KIDS. After getting to know these grocery shoppers through Miss Carlips dedicated voyeurism, going to the market will never be the same.
AUTHOR BIO
Hillary Carlips memoir, Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories From a Life Unaccording to Plan (HarperCollins, 2006), is an American Booksellers Association Book Sense Pick and was selected by Borders as one of the Top Literary Memoirs of 2006. She has appeared on countless radio and TV shows, including Oprah and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She is the creator, host, and editor of the acclaimed literary website FRESH YARN (www.freshyarn.com) and lives in Los Angeles.
BOOK REVIEWS
Carlips curriculum vitae reads like a Cliffsnotes version of american popular culture. The New York Times
"I wish I had thought of this idea I'm so jealous. I don't know which is better seeing the actual shopping lists or seeing Hillary in disguise. This book is a real find. Add it to your shopping list. It's on mine, right under Glue Wands and Greens for Dusty." Amy Sedaris
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1905264178
ISBN(13-digit): 9781905264179
Dewey Decimal: 818/.54
Library of Congress: 2007042555
Book Publisher: St Martins Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 188
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