{"product_id":"9781250077028","title":"Furiously Happy : A Funny Book About Horrible Things","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFuriously Happy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jenny Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFuriously Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, a humor memoir tinged with just enough tragedy and pathos to make it worthwhile, Jenny Lawson examines her own experience with severe depression and a host of other conditions, and explains how it has led her to live life to the fullest:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I've often thought that people with severe depression have developed such a well for experiencing extreme emotion that they might be able to experience extreme joy in a way that ‘normal people' also might never understand. And that's what \u003ci\u003eFuriously Happy\u003c\/i\u003e is all about.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJenny’s readings are standing room only, with fans lining up to have Jenny sign their bottles of Xanax or Prozac as often as they are to have her sign their books. \u003ci\u003eFuriously Happy\u003c\/i\u003e appeals to Jenny's core fan base but also transcends it. There are \u003ci\u003eso many\u003c\/i\u003e people out there struggling with depression and mental illness, either themselves or someone in their family—and in \u003ci\u003eFuriously Happy\u003c\/i\u003e they will find a member of their tribe offering up an uplifting message (via a taxidermied roadkill raccoon). \u003ci\u003eLet's Pretend This Never Happened\u003c\/i\u003e ostensibly was about embracing your own weirdness, but deep down it was about family. \u003ci\u003eFuriously Happy\u003c\/i\u003e is about depression and mental illness, but deep down it's about joy—and who doesn't want a bit more of that?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jenny Lawson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We’re living in an era of bestselling books by female comedians… But Lawson’s book needs no lovable, familiar face on the front cover…She’s unapologetic, candid, outrageous, and the book reaches new levels of hilarity because of it.\" —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(A)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jenny made me laugh so hard I feared for my safety! I think that's how she was able to get past my defenses and make me feel more okay about myself.” —Allie Brosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You'll laugh, wince, writhe in discomfort, cry, then laugh again…But the two things you'll never do is doubt Jenny's brilliance or her fearlessness…She's changing the conversation one rented sloth at a time.” —Brené Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lawson's self-deprecating humor is not only gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate; it allows her to speak...in a real and raw way.” —\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Take one part David Sedaris and two parts Chelsea Handler and you'll have some inkling of the cockeyed humor of Jenny Lawson...[She] flaunts the sort of fearless comedic chops that will make you spurt Diet Coke through your nose.” —\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Amazon.com Best Books of the Year (2015), Long-listed Chapters Indigo Best of the Year (2015), Long-listed Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year (2015), Short-listed Audie Award Finalist (2016)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250077028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40597579989198,"sku":"9781250077028","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_faa0aa5a-dbd4-4a83-a1d5-69a5ec92e231.jpg?v=1643281597","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250077028","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}