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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Casey WilsonPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: Harper Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.376kg ISBN: 9780062960580ISBN 10: 006296058 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 27 May 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Wreckage of My Presence will destroy you. Laughter through the tears. Love Casey Wilson! -- <strong>Amy Sedaris</strong> Casey Wilson is laugh out loud funny, vulnerable, and honest. Reading this book made me feel like I'm hanging out with a best friend. What a pleasure and privilege to spend time with such an absolute treasure. -- <strong>Phoebe Robinson, bestselling author of<em> You Can't Touch My Hair </em></strong> The Wreckage of My Presence will destroy you. Laughter through the tears. Love Casey Wilson! -- <strong>Amy Sedaris</strong> It's like a rambunctious yard sale of her life, and it's magnificent. -- <strong><em>People</em></strong> The Wreckage of My Presence will destroy you. Laughter through the tears. Love Casey Wilson! -- <strong>Amy Sedaris</strong> I had the thrilling experience of laughing out loud throughout reading THE WRECKAGE OF MY PRESENCE! Casey is as hilarious on the page as she is in person, and her stories are often more bizarre than anything I've seen on the Housewives, with tons of heart. -- <strong>Andy Cohen</strong> Casey Wilson is laugh out loud funny, vulnerable, and honest. Reading this book made me feel like I'm hanging out with a best friend. What a pleasure and privilege to spend time with such an absolute treasure. -- <strong>Phoebe Robinson, bestselling author of<em> You Can't Touch My Hair </em></strong> Reading Casey Wilson's memoir is a lot like hanging out with Casey herself: you never want the fun to end. Laugh-out-loud funny, joyously raw and real, this book is like the great boozy night out we all need. -- <strong>Jessi Klein, New York <em>Times</em> bestselling author of <em>You'll Grow Out of It</em></strong> A funny, irreverent memoir-in-essays. Reading The Wreckage of My Presence is like having a free-ranging chat with a friend that hits on all the important topics (grief, motherhood, The Real Housewives). -- <strong><em>Real Simple</em></strong> Wilson turns the trappings of fame into rich fodder for highlighting the absurdities of her Hollywood life. Her humorous writing flows in a rapid-fire, conversational tone, but underneath the laughs, the constant, human, and very relatable undercurrent becomes more apparent. . . . will appeal to fans of other funny female essayists like Chelsea Handler and Mindy Kaling, whether or not they are already devotees of Wilson's work. -- <strong><em>Booklist</em></strong> Completely shameless, but also incredibly endearing. . . . Wilson's incredible collection of essays shines throughout, especially when seamlessly moving from gasp-worthy, low-brow humor to deeply heartfelt epiphanies about confidence, motherhood, and food addiction. VERDICT Equally irreverent and heartfelt, this collection is a roller-coaster. . . . You might cry and scream, but you'll be eager to get back in line to take another ride. -- <strong><em>Library Journal</em></strong> Funny and bold, occasionally manic or melancholy, and always hilarious and heartfelt. Fans will turn the last page wanting more. -- <strong><em>BookPage</em></strong> Author InformationCasey Wilson is an actress, writer, director and podcaster. She can currently be seen in Showtime's Black Monday and recently co-starred in the HBO comedy Mrs. Fletcher. She was a series regular on the cult hit sitcom Happy Endings and a featured player on Saturday Night Live for two seasons. She starred in the NBC sitcom Marry Me, based on her life. Among other film and TV, Casey has been featured in: Gone Girl, Julie & Julia, For Your Consideration, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Atypical, One Mississippi, The Disaster Artist, Black-ish and most recently, Always Be My Maybe. She co-hosts the hit podcast and 2019's People's Choice Award nominee Bitch Sesh. As a writer, Casey co-wrote and co-starred in the movies Bride Wars and Ass Backwards, with longtime collaborator and BFF June Diane Raphael. Her directorial debut, Daddio, premiered this year at SWSW and TIFF. She also still sucks her thumb. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |