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Everything is Horrible and Wonderful
- Author
- Stephanie Wittels Wachs
- Narrator
- Stephanie Wittels Wachs
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 27 February 2018
- Run Time
- 6 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
But it will remain alive in me for hundreds of thousands of future moments.
One phone call. That's all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs's life forever . . .
Her younger brother Harris, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance?
In beautiful, unsentimental, and surprisingly funny prose, Stephanie Wittels Wachs alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, which she learned about three days before her wedding, and the first year after his death, in all its emotional devastation. This compelling portrait of a comedic genius and a profound exploration of the love between siblings is The Year of Magical Thinking for a new generation of listeners.
A heartbreaking but hopeful memoir of addiction, grief, and family, Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful will make you laugh, cry, and wonder if that possum on the fence is really your brother's spirit animal.
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Details
- Author
- Stephanie Wittels Wachs
- Narrator
- Stephanie Wittels Wachs
- Duration
- 6 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 February 2018
- ISBN
- 9781541481077
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, Coping with death and bereavement, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Memoirs, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Coping with addiction
Synopsis
The space between life and death is a moment.But it will remain alive in me for hundreds of thousands of future moments.One phone call. That's all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs's life forever . . .Her younger brother Harris, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance?In beautiful, unsentimental, and surprisingly funny prose, Stephanie Wittels Wachs alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, which she learned about three days before her wedding, and the first year after his death, in all its emotional devastation. This compelling portrait of a comedic genius and a profound exploration of the love between siblings is The Year of Magical Thinking for a new generation of listeners.A heartbreaking but hopeful memoir of addiction, grief, and family, Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful will make you laugh, cry, and wonder if that possum on the fence is really your brother's spirit animal.
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