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Everything is horrible and wonderful a tragicomic memoir of genius, heroin, love, and loss

When Wittels Wachs's younger brother Harris died of a heroin overdose, she didn't know how to make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance. Here she alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, and the first year after his death. Even in all i...

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Main Author: Wittels Wachs, Stephanie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2018]
Subjects:
Wittels Wachs, Stephanie.
Wittels, Harris.
Drug addicts > Family relationships > United States.
Heroin abuse > United States.
Brothers and sisters > United States.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Summary: When Wittels Wachs's younger brother Harris died of a heroin overdose, she didn't know how to make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance. Here she alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, and the first year after his death. Even in all its emotional devastation, this exploration of the love between siblings will make you laugh, cry... and wonder if that possum on the fence is really your brother's spirit animal.
Physical Description: xix, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781492664109
1492664103
Author Notes: Stephanie Wittels Wachs is a writer whose work has been featured on Vox, Longform, Huffington Post, Fatherly, Mamamia, Babble, and Medium. Other significant roles include mother, theatre artist, educator, and voice actor. She graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and went on to receive her Master's from University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance. She is co-founder of Rec Room Arts, a non-profit arts organization committed to developing innovative workacross disciplines. Find her comedic musings on parenting (and life) on her weekly podcast, "Hands Off Parents. She lives in Houston, Texas with her family.
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