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* #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.

I'm Glad My Mom Died: Jennette McCurdy

* #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.

#1 New York Times Bestseller und #1 internationaler Bestseller. Eine herzzerreissende und zugleich humorvolle Memoiren von Jennette McCurdy, Star von iCarly und Sam & Cat, über ihre Kämpfe als ehemalige Kinderdarstellerin – einschliesslich Essstörungen, Sucht und einer komplizierten Beziehung zu ihrer übergriffigen Mutter – und wie sie die Kontrolle über ihr Leben zurückgewann. Jennette McCurdy war sechs Jahre alt, als sie ihr erstes Vorsprechen hatte. Der Traum ihrer Mutter war es, dass ihre einzige Tochter ein Star wird, und Jennette würde alles tun, um ihre Mutter glücklich zu machen. Also fügte sie sich dem, was Mama „Kalorienrestriktion“ nannte, ass wenig und wog sich fünfmal am Tag. Sie ertrug umfangreiche Umstylings zu Hause, während Mama sie schalt: „Deine Wimpern sind unsichtbar, okay? Denkst du, Dakota Fanning färbt ihre nicht?“ Bis zu ihrem sechzehnten Lebensjahr wurde sie sogar von ihrer Mutter geduscht und teilte ihre Tagebücher, E-Mails und ihr gesamtes Einkommen. In Ich bin froh, dass meine Mutter gestorben ist, erzählt Jennette all dies ohne Umschweife – genau wie sie beschreibt, was passiert, als der Traum endlich wahr wird. In einer neuen Nickelodeon-Serie namens iCarly wird sie in den Ruhm katapultiert. Während Mama begeistert ist, E-Mails an die Fanclub-Moderatoren schreibt und sich mit den Paparazzi auf Vornamenbasis begibt, ist Jennette von Angst, Scham und Selbsthass geplagt, was sich in Essstörungen, Sucht und einer Reihe ungesunder Beziehungen äussert. Diese Probleme verschlimmern sich, als ihre Mutter kurz nach ihrem Hauptrollen in dem iCarly-Spin-off Sam & Cat an Krebs stirbt. Schliesslich, nachdem sie Therapie entdeckt und das Schauspielern aufgegeben hat, beginnt Jennette mit der Genesung und entscheidet zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben, was sie wirklich will. Mit erfrischender Offenheit und dunklem Humor erzählt, ist Ich bin froh, dass meine Mutter gestorben ist, eine inspirierende Geschichte von Resilienz, Unabhängigkeit und der Freude, sich die Haare selbst zu shampoonieren.