{"product_id":"life-after-ambition-a-good-enough-memoir","title":"Life After Ambition: A \"Good Enough\" Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLosing My Ambition\u003c\/em\u003e, Amil Niazi examines the pressures of achievement, productivity, and the expectation that a meaningful life must always be defined by success. Expanding on her widely read essays for \u003cem\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/em\u003e, she reflects on adulthood, motherhood, identity, class, race, and the uneasy realization that the ambitions we once held may no longer fit the lives we want to lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith wit, honesty, and remarkable insight, Niazi challenges the culture of constant striving, asking what becomes possible when we let go of conventional ideas of success. Thoughtful, funny, and deeply relatable, \u003cem\u003eLosing My Ambition\u003c\/em\u003e is an invitation to imagine a life shaped less by achievement than by authenticity, contentment, and self-acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmil Niazi is a Canadian writer, cultural critic, and columnist whose essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. Known for her sharp observations and candid voice, she writes about culture, identity, work, and modern life. \u003cem\u003eLosing My Ambition\u003c\/em\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 16, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e288\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMemoir · Essays · Feminism · Cultural Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9780771005213\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223023935670,"sku":"9780771005213","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9780771005213.jpg?v=1782569902","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/life-after-ambition-a-good-enough-memoir","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}