{"product_id":"making-a-scene-9781982188542b","title":"Making a Scene","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful and poignant new book by \u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFresh Off the Boat \u003c\/i\u003estar Constance Wu about family, romance, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice on the stage. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 local community theater—it was the one place where big feelings were okay—were good, even. Acting became her refuge, her touchstone, 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 \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eFresh Off the Boat\u003c\/span\u003e and the hit film \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCrazy Rich Asians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThrough raw and relatable essays, Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she “made it” in Hollywood. Her stories offer a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMaking a Scene\u003c\/span\u003e is an intimate portrait of pressures and pleasures of existing in today’s world.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42869944909904,"sku":"9781982188542B","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781982188542-l.jpg?v=1785906245","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/making-a-scene-9781982188542b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}