Even better: it’s a party that socially-anxious introverts can enjoy from the solitary comfort of their own couches, beds, cars, or closet floors buried under a pile of blankets and/or cats. Holt, 27.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-25007-703-5 Lawson (You Are Here) returns with a wry and entertaining take on her battle with depression. Because to read Jenny Lawson is to love Jenny LawsonĪugusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors A new book from Jenny Lawson is always cause for celebration, and Broken is the party of the year. Broken (In the Best Possible Way) Jenny Lawson. Lawson's relentless pursuit of authenticity is the source of the darkly hilarious prose found within this memoir of depression a memoir that is unexpectedly inspiring and comforting but not unexpectedly endearing. Jenny Lawson is extremely funny because she is extremely honest. Of course, Jenny’s long-suffering husband Victor, the Ricky to Jenny’s Lucille Ball, is present throughout.Ī treat for Jenny Lawson’s already existing fans, and destined to convert new ones, Broken is a beacon of hope and a wellspring of laughter when we all need it most.Ī New York Times, Washington Post and LA Times Bestseller. She tackles such timelessly debated questions as ‘How do dogs know they have penises?’ We see how her vacuum cleaner almost set her house on fire, how she was attacked by three bears, and why she can never go back to the post office. In Broken, Jenny humanizes what we all face in an all-too-real way, reassuring us that we’re not alone and making us laugh while doing it. The instant New York Times Bestseller from the author of Furiously Happy and Let's Pretend This Never Happened.Īs Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression.

Hilarious, heart-warming and honest, Broken (in the best possible way) is about living, surviving, and thriving with anxiety. I loved it' - Sarah Knight, bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck 'A new book from Jenny Lawson is always cause for celebration, and Broken is the party of the year.

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