Everything is horrible and wonderful : a tragicomic memoir of genius, heroin, love, and loss
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xix, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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One phone call. That's all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs' 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 A Year of Magical Thinking for a new generation of readers. 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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wittels Wachs, S. (2018). Everything is horrible and wonderful: a tragicomic memoir of genius, heroin, love, and loss . Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wittels Wachs, Stephanie. 2018. Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss. Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wittels Wachs, Stephanie. Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss Sourcebooks, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wittels Wachs, Stephanie. Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss Sourcebooks, 2018.

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