{"product_id":"gently-used-thrift-store-wedding-dresses-and-the-stories-they-hold-paperback","title":"Gently Used: Thrift Store Wedding Dresses and the Stories They Hold - 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\u003eNandi Sojourner Crosby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eome wedding dresses are worn once.\u003cbr\u003eSome are returned.\u003cbr\u003eSome are donated.\u003cbr\u003eNone of them forget.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThrift Store Wedding Dresses\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author and sociologist Dr. Nandi Sojourner Crosby delivers a deeply funny, achingly human collection of interconnected stories about the gowns we abandon and the lives they refuse to leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach story centers on a secondhand wedding dress and the person who encounters it at exactly the wrong or right moment. A widower searching thrift stores for his late wife's final wish. A plus-size bride uncovering a secret underground network of radical care. A seamstress resurrecting discarded gowns while stitching her own broken family back together. A mall security guard forced to manage chaos in full bridal tulle. A woman who buys back her own wedding dress after it's accidentally donated, mustard stain and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese dresses are not symbols of fairy tales. They are witnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey carry grief, queerness, aging, joy, illness, class tension, longing, and survival. They crackle when moved. They stain. They resist perfection. And through them, people discover that second chances rarely look the way we were taught they should.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sharp observational humor and profound emotional depth, Crosby blends comedy and heartbreak in stories that will make you laugh out loud, cry unexpectedly, and recognize yourself in places you didn't expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book about what we throw away and what refuses to be discarded. About love that survives interruption. About bodies that take up space. About the quiet power of being seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love character-driven storytelling, social insight, and laughter that carries weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46154222993594,"sku":"9798988591177","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/5727\/8650\/files\/X8jcEbvZ_k9798988591177.webp?v=1783945145","url":"https:\/\/thebookloversatlas.com\/products\/gently-used-thrift-store-wedding-dresses-and-the-stories-they-hold-paperback","provider":"The Book Lover's Atlas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}