I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died

I'm Glad My Mom Died

    • 4.8 • 347 Ratings
    • £11.99
    • £11.99

Publisher Description

* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD!

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life.

Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.

In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.

Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.

GENRE
Biography
RELEASED
2022
9 August
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
Simon & Schuster
SIZE
5.3
MB

Customer Reviews

udaymvdunddyhcdt ,

🩷<333

I loved watching ‘icarly’ and ‘Sam and cat’ so much and I only just realised it was jennette after I finished the book and I just wanted to say how much of an impact she had on my life and how important it is to share Jennettes story and I am so proud of her for this book xx it’s also really captivating and interesting 🩷🩷

presque parfait. ,

5 stars

So emotional, Jennette should be so proud of how far she’s come 🩷

ZohaSajid ,

Best book ever

Its a good book. I have only read the sample but it's really good.

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