{"product_id":"sit-cinderella-sit-a-mostly-true-memoir-paperback","title":"Sit, Cinderella, Sit: A Mostly True Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Cheek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003c\/b\u003eAbigail Thomas and Sloane Crosley, a debut memoir and (sort of) Cinderella story about a woman who'd been told she was \"too old\" to create magic who flew to rural China, edited a film without speaking a word of Mandarin, and discovered her own power.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eListed in People's \"Best Books of January 2025\"\u003cbr\u003e Listed in Zibby Owens's \"Most Anticipated Books of 2025\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLisa Cheek loved editing TV commercials--almost as much as she loved her dog, Ron Howard. Then, she \"aged out\" of advertising, at 45. After being let go, Lisa got a call--at 2:45 AM--from a director who, like everyone in Hollywood, had a film he wanted to make: the original Cinderella story. Now, his dream could come true--if Lisa granted his wish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSit, Cinderella, Sit\u003c\/i\u003e, Lisa Cheek shares her adventures in editing a film made on location in China--along the Tibetan border--where Mandarin was the only language spoken by everyone but her. Stuck in a house with fourteen men she couldn't understand, literally, she yearned for conversation and coffee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But there were moments of wonder and laughter. Lisa forged a bond with her translator and a woman named Sunny. She rescued one dog, and then another. \"Everyone speaks Cinderella,\" the director had assured her. Maybe he was right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told with humor and heart through a fairy tale lens, with flashbacks into the author's not-always-happy childhood, \u003ci\u003eSit, Cinderella, Sit \u003c\/i\u003eis a story about what can happen when you take a leap of faith, look and hear beyond people's differences, and dare to believe in yourself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Cheek\u003c\/b\u003e's writing career started after a twenty-five-year career editing films and TV commercials. Her first memoir\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSit, Cinderella, Sit\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e pick, an Amazon bestseller, and a Next Generation Indy Award finalist in Women's Literature, and made Zibby's Most Anticipated Books for 2025 list. You can find Lisa's musings, \u003ci\u003eOne Minute Thoughts From A Pink Head\u003c\/i\u003e, on Substack. She lives with two dogs, two cats, and her husband, Big Johnson, in LA, where she has several scripts in various stages of development and is working on her next memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550610907443,"sku":"9781647427283","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/sit-cinderella-sit-a-mostly-true-memoir-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}