**“Nietfeld’s gifts for capturing the fury of living at the mercy of bad circumstances, for critiquing the hero’s journey even while she tells it, make Acceptance a remarkable memoir.” —**The New York Times Book ReviewA hard-hitting and hilarious memoir of ambition, desperation, and the dark side of gritGrowing up in a house filled with dirty feather boas and fearless mice, Emi Nietfeld dreams of escaping to the Ivy League...

**“Nietfeld’s gifts for capturing the fury of living at the mercy of bad circumstances, for critiquing the hero’s journey even while she tells it, make Acceptance a remarkable memoir.” —**The New York Times Book ReviewA hard-hitting and hilarious memoir of ambition, desperation, and the dark side of gritGrowing up in a house filled with dirty feather boas and fearless mice, Emi Nietfeld dreams of escaping to the Ivy League...