Housebroken

Admissions of an Untidy Life

Laurie Notaro

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Ballantine Books Inc.
17 October 2016

Humour collections & anthologies

An all-new collection of essays featuring everyone's favorite Idiot Girl as she attempts to tackle and master the world of domestic arts.

""If Laurie Notaro's books don't inspire pants-wetting fits of laughter, then please consult your physician, because, clearly, your funny bone is broken.""-Jen Lancaster, author ofI Regret Nothing

#1 New York Times bestselling author Laurie Notaro isn't exactly a domestic goddess-unless that means she fully embraces her genetic hoarding predisposition, sneaks peeks at her husband's daily journal, or has made a list of the people she wants on her Apocalypse Survival team (her husband's not on it). Notaro chronicles her chronic misfortune in the domestic arts, including cooking, cleaning, and putting on Spanx while sweaty (which should technically qualify as an Olympic sport). Housebrokenisarollicking new collection of essays showcasing her irreverent wit and inability to feel shame. From defying nature in the quest to make her own Twinkies, to begging her new neighbors not to become urban livestock keepers, to teaching her eight-year-old nephew about hoboes, Notaro recounts her best efforts-and hilarious failures-in keeping a household inches away from being condemned. After all, home wasn't built in a day.

Praise for Laurie Notaro

""Notaro is a scream, the freak-magnet of a girlfriend you can't wait to meet for a drink to hear her latest story.""-The Plain Dealer

""Hilarious, fabulously improper, and completely relatable, Notaro is the queen of funny.""-Celia Rivenbark, author of Rude Bitches Make Me Tired

""Notaro is direct and self-deprecating, and her disastrous attempts to sew a dress and make jerky treats for her dog are relatable and funny.""-Library Journal

By: Laurie Notaro
Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 238g
ISBN: 9781101886083
ISBN 10: 1101886080
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 17 October 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laurie Notaro has been fired from seven jobs, laid off from three, and voluntarily liberated from one. Despite all that, she has managed to write a number of New York Times bestselling essay collections. She lives with her husband in Oregon, where-according to her mother, who refuses to visit-she sleeps in a trailer in the woods.

Reviews for Housebroken: Admissions of an Untidy Life

Praise for Laurie Notaro Notaro is a scream, the freak-magnet of a girlfriend you can't wait to meet for a drink to hear her latest story. --The Plain Dealer If Laurie Notaro's books don't inspire pants-wetting fits of laughter, then please consult your physician, because, clearly, your funny bone is broken. --Jen Lancaster, author of I Regret Nothing Hilarious, fabulously improper, and completely relatable, Notaro is the queen of funny. --Celia Rivenbark, author of Rude Bitches Make Me Tired Notaro is direct and self-deprecating, and her disastrous attempts to sew a dress and make jerky treats for her dog are relatable and funny. --Library Journal Praise for Laurie Notaro Notaro is a scream, the freak-magnet of a girlfriend you can t wait to meet for a drink to hear her latest story. The Plain Dealer If Laurie Notaro s books don t inspire pants-wetting fits of laughter, then please consult your physician, because, clearly, your funny bone is broken. Jen Lancaster, author of I Regret Nothing Hilarious, fabulously improper, and completely relatable, Notaro is the queen of funny. Celia Rivenbark, author of Rude Bitches Make Me Tired Notaro is direct and self-deprecating, and her disastrous attempts to sew a dress and make jerky treats for her dog are relatable and funny. Library Journal