{"product_id":"9780063027251","title":"The First Ten Years: Two Sides of the Same Love Story","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eFink, Joseph; Bashwiner, Meg\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sometimes hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking, and always entertaining joint memoir by Joseph Fink, cocreator of Welcome to Night Vale, and his wife, writer and performer Meg Bashwiner, chronicling the first ten years of their relationship from both sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are two sides to every love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, 22-year-old Joseph Fink, newly arrived to New York City from the West Coast, was juggling odd jobs to pay the rent and volunteering with a theater company in the East Village so he could snag free tickets to their shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeg Bashwiner, a 22-year-old aspiring performer and playwright, was living with her parents in New Jersey, working a desk job and commuting to her internship with that same East Village theater company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph and Meg's stories meet when they both find themselves selling tickets in a cramped box office. They quickly became friends. Within a year, they were a couple. Within five years they were touring the world, performing on some of the world's greatest and not so great stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this candid, soul-baring memoir, Joseph and Meg recount their first ten years together, each telling their story as they remember it, without having consulted the other. We hear both sides of their first kiss, first breakup, first getting back together, the death of a father, marriage, international fame, world tours, mental illness, and discussions about having children. Sometimes, they recall things differently—neither agrees on who paid for the morning after pill on their first date. Sometimes they remember the exact same details in the same way—but still have their own narrative on just what those details mean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant, funny, and real, alternately told in Joseph and Meg’s remarkably different, yet equally compelling voices, The First Ten Years is the story of two individuals finding their way in the world and becoming \"adults\" as they learn to become a couple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn two unforgettable voices, \u003ci\u003eThe First Ten Years\u003c\/i\u003e reveals:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDual POV Love Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Read their first ten years side-by-side, with two different versions of every major event—from their first kiss to the complicated grief of losing a parent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCreative Partnership:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow their path from a cramped indie theater box office in the East Village to building a creative life and touring the world together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Minds Behind Night Vale:\u003c\/b\u003e Get an inside look at the lives of Joseph Fink, cocreator of the hit podcast \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Night Vale\u003c\/i\u003e, and his wife, performer and tour manager Meg Bashwiner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnfiltered Honesty:\u003c\/b\u003e A memoir so candid they don’t even agree on who paid for the morning-after pill after their first date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42938104119551,"sku":"9780063027251","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063027251_s600x595.jpg?v=1780333672","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063027251","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}