Cynthia Copeland
When you think you live in a Norman Rockwell paintingâ€”married 18 years, three kids, beautiful old house in the country, successful career as a writerâ€”you donâ€™t expect thereâ€™s another side to the canvas. Until you read a lovesick e-mail to your husband . . . that didnâ€™t come from you!,Good Riddance, is an honest and funny graphic memoir about suffering through and surviving divorce. Cynthia Copeland chronicles the deep pain, confusion, awkwardness, and breakthroughs she experiences in the â€œnew normalâ€ as a wife whoâ€™s been deceived, a mom whoâ€™s now single, a divorcÃ©e whoâ€™s dating, and a woman whoâ€™s on her own figuring out what she truly wants from her life. Copeland tells her story with an emotional candor and spot-on humor that makes ,Good Riddance ,poignant, painful, and hilarious all at once., Praise for ,Good Riddance:, â€œCopelandâ€™s light-hearted and comical artwork, reminiscent of Roz Chastâ€™s, takes some of the sting out of her sorrows, allowing readers to nod in sympathy or chuckle at her missteps.â€ Â â€”,Publishers Weekly , "Even as she tells a story that is sometimes heartbreaking, Copeland has a way of making you laugh out loud.Â  Full of insight about family, friendship, love, and resilience, ,Good Riddance, is essential reading for anyone who has ever gone through a divorce.", -- J. Courtney Sullivan, ,New York Times, bestselling author of ,Maine, and, Commencement, "Copeland takes us gently through a tough chronicle of divorce with wit, humor and more than a little hope.", -- Phoebe Potts, author of ,Good Eggs, "For anyone who's ever been dumped and had to start over, this charming book should be required reading. Grab a glass (ok, bottle) of wine and settle in. There's a light at the end of your tunnel and it starts with, Good Riddance,.", -- Jill Smokler, ,New York Times, bestselling author, â€œCopeland has a charming art style . . . and because of her experience in the self-help/instructional publishing field, she brings a welcome specificity to the subject. ,Good Riddance, isnâ€™t a rant against cheating spouses; itâ€™s more a step-by-step breakdown on how it feels to have a comfortable life upended overnight.â€ â€“ The A.V. Club, â€œI was struck by a page on which Copeland sends her youngest off for his first overnight in the home of T.J. and his new wife. The author-artist uses just a few words and images to convey an entire world of maternal despair. Copeland and other â€˜graphic memoiristsâ€™ have me convinced that illustrated booksâ€”unlike TrixÂ®â€”arenâ€™t just for kids anymore.â€ â€”AARP.com,â€œ,Works such as Copelandâ€™s deserve your attention even if you arenâ€™t married or divorced, because the human experience can be entertaining and moving.â€â€”ComicMix, Â , Â 
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Good Riddance: An Illustrated Memoir of Divorce