"A sweaty, funny examination into suburban marriage, motherhood, social status and all the other reasons I left New Jersey." Joel Stein, columnist for Entertainment Weekly and the Los Angeles TimesThe last person Liz Alterman expects to hear from during her Thanksgiving prep is her husband, Rich. He never calls from his job at a busy Manhattan newsroom. And he never will again, because hes just been laid off. Two months later, Liz is downsized, too.At first, Rich is enchanted with his new leisurely lifestyle. But when hes still unemployed six months later, his euphoric mood devolves into depression and despair. It falls to Liz to figure out how to support their family of five and keep up appearances in their welltodo suburb, where even nannies drive the latest model Lexus.Sad Sacked blends the wit of Nora Ephrons Heartburn with the madcap hilarity of Maria Semples Whered You Go, Bernadette to expose the pressure on women to put on a happy face even as their world falls apart. In Liz Altermans gifted hands, we laugh until we cry about what happens when the bottom drops out.

Binding: Paperback;240 pages; Publisher: Vine Leaves Press; Classification: N/A; Weight: 416.65 g; Dimensions: N/A

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