Name: I'm Glad My Mom Died
Price: 21.40 CAD
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Author: Jennette McCurdy
ISBN: 9781982185831

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Physical Book

Author

Jennette McCurdy

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Year

2025

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781982185831

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy (Author) · Simon and Schuster · Paperback

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Synopsis "I'm Glad My Mom Died"

* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 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.

Jennette McCurdy

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Jennette McCurdy starred in the hit Nickelodeon show iCarly and its spin-off, Sam & Cat, as well as the Netflix series Between. In 2017, she stopped acting and began writing and directing. Her films have been featured at various festivals. She writes articles for HuffPost and The Wall Street Journal. Her monologue I'm Glad My Mom Died sold out tickets for its two sessions at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre and the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles. She hosts a podcast titled Empty Inside, which has topped Apple's charts and features guests discussing uncomfortable topics. She lives in Los Angeles.

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