Synopses & Reviews
Welcome to Middle Age! Please check your functioning internal thermostat and razor-sharp memory at the door and pour yourself a nice, stiff drink...
Jenna McCarthy might be forty-something, but she doesnt feel forty-something. She certainly doesnt look forty-something. (Actually she does, but shes in denial so maybe dont mention it?) And between complaining about how tired she is, trying to remember what she came in here for and wondering whether she drinks too much, she does not have time for a crisis.
She has, however, had time to crack the mysterious midlife code. Shes figured out how to tame her muffin top, keep the spark in her marriage and probably not die a fiery hoarders death. Shes learned the trick to looking ten years younger and the secret to feeling ten times happier (and it only cost $14.99 plus shipping and handling). And shes discovered the one thing she will need to do for the rest of ever if shes going to continue to refuse to dress her age.”
Tackling everything from cosmetic surgery and financial panic to skinny jeans and the meaning of life, Ive Still Got It... is a middle age manifesto filled with hilarious misadventures, humiliating confessions and occasional (hot) flashes of genius.
Review
Raves for Ive Still Got It
“Jenna McCarthys Ive Still Got It is everything you could want in a book or a best friend—blunt, truthful, and dead-on hilarious. Her unflinching look at the vagaries of middle age is witty and astute and will give you comfort in knowing that youre not the only person whose arms are suddenly too short to read the menu. Granted, youll still have your laugh lines after reading this, but at least youll have earned them. More than ever, Jenna McCarty proves that ‘shes still got it in this hysterical collection!” —Jen Lancaster, New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Is the New Black and The Tao of Martha
“Hilarious and spot-on! Jenna McCarthy's Ive Still Got It made me howl. Her comic timing and quirky wisdom have never been better!” —Celia Rivenbark, New York Times bestselling author of Rude Bitches Make Me Tired
“Jenna McCarthy is Lena Dunham if she had kids and shopped at Costco or Howard Stern if he had prettier hair and a thing for happy hour. In Ive Still Got It, she spins wildly entertaining essays from the simplest themes, from domestic clutter to the realities of aging and her (increasingly) sagging body parts. With whip-smart humor, older-sister warmth and wickedly sharp insight, Jenna proves shes been there, done that... and bought all the sparkly things at Target because they were on sale, damn it! I loved every word of this delightful, relatable book and I think you will too.” —Anna Goldfarb, author of Clearly, I Didnt Think This Through: The Story of One Tall Girl's Impulsive, Ill-Conceived, and Borderline Irresponsible Life Decisions
“Take Jerry Seinfeld, put him in Spanx and pump him full of perspiration-producing hormones... then set him in front of a computer and tell him to write, and youve got Jenna McCarthys hilarious Ive Still Got It. McCarthy has an uncanny knack for taking the most mundane of events—in this case, the agonies of middle age—and putting her unique and always side-splitting spin on them. Grab your reading glasses and a cocktail and get ready to laugh.” —Allison Winn Scotch, bestselling author of Theory of Opposites and Time of My Life
"One part acerbic humor, another self-effacing charm, Jenna McCarthy's I've Still Got It is the middle-aged woman's bible. If you can't recall where you left your car keys, refuse to dress your age, and drink more in one week than you did throughout your entire college career, McCarthy will have you snorting out loud while you guzzle your sixth glass of Chardonnay. Kudos to McCarthy for seizing the Zeitgeist of her generation by the balls and detailing every nitty gritty truth." —Emily Liebert, bestselling author of You Knew Me When
“Aging isn't funny; it's tragic and unavoidable and depressing as hell. Aging through Jenna McCarthy's eyes, however, is a laugh-out-loud ride. In fact, after reading Ive Still Got It, I cant wait to be as old as Jenna!” — Jill Smokler, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of a Scary Mommy and Motherhood Comes Naturally (And Other Vicious Lies)
Review
Raves for Ive Still Got It: “Everything you could want in a book or a best friend—blunt, truthful, and dead-on hilarious. Her unflinching look at the vagaries of middle age is witty and astute.” —Jen Lancaster, New York Times bestselling author
“Hilarious and spot-on! Jenna McCarthy's Ive Still Got It made me howl. Her comic timing and quirky wisdom have never been better!” —Celia Rivenbark, New York Times bestselling author
“Take Jerry Seinfeld, put him in Spanx and pump him full of perspiration-producing hormones... then set him in front of a computer and tell him to write, and youve got Jenna McCarthys hilarious Ive Still Got It.” —Allison Winn Scotch, bestselling author of Theory of Opposites
"The middle-aged woman's bible...Kudos to McCarthy for seizing the Zeitgeist of her generation by the balls and detailing every nitty gritty truth." —Emily Liebert, bestselling author of You Knew Me When
Raves for If It Was Easy, Theyd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon:
“Hilarious, smart, and utterly addicting. Watch out, Nora Ephron.” —Valerie Frankel, author of Its Hard Not to Hate You
“An uproariously funny, deliciously satisfying, and completely accurate take on wedded bliss.” —Tracy Beckerman, syndicated humor columnist and author of Lost in Suburbia
Synopsis
"Hilarious, smart, and utterly addicting. Watch out, Nora Ephron." -Valerie Frankel
Jenna McCarthy presents an uproarious but insightful peek behind the curtains at the unholy state of matrimony. With ballsy wit and bawdy humor, she explores everything from male domestic idiocy and the frustrating misfires in spousal communication to how to stay true to the peskiest of vows: forsaking all others. Part in-your-face guide, part brutal confession, this book is a must-read manifesto on surviving marriage in an age when everyone seems to live forever and getting a divorce is as easy as ordering a latte.
Synopsis
Known for her hilarious and spot-on”* memoirs Ive Still Got It
I Just Cant Remember Where I Put It and If It Was Easy, Theyd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon, Jenna McCarthy turns her comedic talents to fiction with a novel about picking yourself up out of the gutter when life kicks you to the curb
I dont love you anymore.”
For Charlotte Crawford, the worst part about being dumped after twenty years of marriage is that her husband, Jack, doesnt want another woman; he just doesnt want her.
Forty-two and clueless, Charlotte is a fish out of water in a dating pool teeming with losers. Just when she thinks shes finally put her failed marriage behind her, it comes back to bite her in the ass
hard. Without warning, Charlotte finds herself staring down the barrel of a future she wouldnt (she would totally) wish on her worst enemy.
Engaging, fearless, and relentlessly funny, Pretty Much Screwed is a story of love, loss, friendship, forgiveness, turtledoves, taxidermy, and one hilariously ill-placed tick.
*Celia Rivenbark, New York Times Bestselling Author
About the Author
Jenna McCarthy is the author of five books, including The Parent Trip: From High Heels and Parties to Highchairs and Potties and Cheers to the New Mom!/Cheers to the New Dad!. A self- confessed social media addict, she blogs regularly for iVillage, Betty Confidential, and many others. She lives in Santa Barbara, California.