First published 2011
Laurie Notaro faces another clothing catastrophe when that perfect blouse from the store window turns into a personal prison once she gets it home. Her mishaps multiply from there. At a holiday gathering, she butchers "Jingle Bells" so badly it becomes a public humiliation. Her dog bark translator reveals uncomfortable truths about both her and her husband's inner thoughts. Her mother floods her inbox with forwarded emails predicting global doom. Worst of all, her sleep medication creates an alter ego called "Ambien Laurie" who embarks on midnight shopping binges and devours Devil Dogs with reckless abandon. Each domestic disaster tests Notaro's resilience as she tries to find her place in a world that seems designed to trip her up. Through marriage troubles and family drama, she stumbles forward with determination and brutal honesty about her own shortcomings.
Genres: domestic-fiction, humor, contemporary, memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
256 pages · Unknown Binding · Villard