{"product_id":"making-a-scene-hardcover","title":"Making a Scene - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConstance Wu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Illuminating.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e * \"Candid and relatable.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting and personal.\" --Mindy Kaling * \"Captivatingly immediate.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Skimm\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"poignant, frank, and intimate\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir by actress Constance Wu about family, love, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Constance Wu was often scolded for having big feelings or strong reactions. \"Good girls don't make scenes,\" people warned her. And while she spent most of her childhood suppressing her bold, emotional nature, she found an early outlet in community theater--it was the one place where big feelings were okay--were good, even. Acting became her refuge, and eventually her vocation. At eighteen she moved to New York, where she'd spend the next ten years of her life auditioning, waiting tables, and struggling to make rent before her two big breaks: the TV sitcom \u003ci\u003eFresh Off the Boat\u003c\/i\u003e and the hit film \u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she \"made it\" in Hollywood. Raw, relatable, and enthralling, \u003ci\u003eMaking a Scene\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate portrait of the pressures and pleasures of existing in today's world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstance Wu is the Golden Globe Award-nominated star of \u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHustlers.\u003c\/i\u003e Her breakthrough role was starring as Jessica Huang in the television comedy \u003ci\u003eFresh Off the Boat\u003c\/i\u003e (2015-2020). She has been nominated for the Screen Actors Guild award, two Television Critics Association awards, and four Critics Choice awards. \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e has honored her as one of the 100 Most Influential People of the Year. She lives on the east side of Los Angeles with her partner, Ryan Kattner, their daughter, and their pet bunny rabbit, Lida-Rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 8.6 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42096960929927,"sku":"9781982188542","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9daeaeca24aea8803e1f99d0e988739f.webp?v=1732347122","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/making-a-scene-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}