{"product_id":"the-burden-of-beauty-hardcover","title":"The Burden of Beauty - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAutumn Carpentier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe looks into the mirror and doesn't recognize her face. Sound familiar?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Burden of Beauty is a warm, humorous memoir for any woman who has ever stared down a mirror and wondered where the years went. Autumn Carpentier has a gift for finding humor in aging, chronicling the indignities and unexpected graces that come with growing older: the fractured rib earned rescuing a penny from the washing machine, the well-meaning children who start monitoring your every move as if it might be your last, the moment you realize you've become one of the \"older folks\" at church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the self-deprecating wit that has made her a favorite voice in women's humor, Carpentier turns the cultural obsession with youth and beauty on its head. This is aging with humor and grace: a book that trades the exhausting fight against getting older for something far better-freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven throughout with faith, scripture, and the assurance that in God's eyes every woman is beautiful, The Burden of Beauty is both laugh-out-loud funny and quietly profound. It's a book about self-worth, self-acceptance, and rediscovering confidence at any age-proof that people won't remember how beautiful you were. They'll remember how beautiful you made them feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a woman over 50, navigating midlife, or simply ready to laugh at the absurdities of getting older, this is the humorous, faith-filled companion you didn't know you needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67868581036190,"sku":"9798996292202","price":45.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/BrB6gi-ncB9798996292202.webp?v=1793311015","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/the-burden-of-beauty-hardcover","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}