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You Better Not Cry: True Stories for Christmas Main Edition
Author(s): Augusten Burroughs (Author)
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- Publication Date: 1 Nov. 2009
- Edition: Main
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848872461
- ISBN-13: 9781848872462
Book Description
Of course you’ve eaten too much chocolate at Christmas, but have you ever eaten the face off a six-foot-stuffed Santa? You’ve seen gingerbread houses, but have you ever made your own gingerbread block of flats? You’ve woken up with a hangover, but have you ever woken up lying next to Kris Kringle himself? Augusten Burroughs has, and in this caustically funny, nostalgic, poignant, and moving collection of true stories, he recounts Christmases past and present – as only he can.
With gimlet-eyed wit, Augusten Burroughs shows how Christmas can bring out the worst in us and sometimes – just sometimes – the very, very best.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“‘Outrageous… you wouldn’t want him as a godfather for your children but he is damn funny.’ Observer ‘Burroughs is a natural storyteller… as brilliantly witty, waspish and self-deprecating as ever.’ Daily Mail ‘A hilarious and skilled raconteur – he’s so awful, it’s hard not to like him.’ Metro”
About the Author
Augusten Burroughs is the author of Running with Scissors (Atlantic 2004), Dry (Atlantic 2005), Magical Thinking (Atlantic 2005) and Possible Side Effects (Atlantic 2007), all of which have been New York Times bestsellers and are published around the world. A film version of Running with Scissors starring Annette Benning and Gwyneth Paltrow was adapted for the screen by Ryan Murphy. Augusten has been named one of the fifteen funniest people in America by Entertainment Weekly. Sellevision is his latest book. He lives in New York City and western Massachusetts.
