Mary Laura Philpott examine le recoupement de l'absurde et du profond dans la vie, la littérature et la culture. Ses essais capturent avec art les moments étranges et profondément résonnants de notre existence. À travers son écriture, elle offre aux lecteurs un regard perspicace sur les expériences ordinaires que nous négligeons souvent. Son travail se distingue par sa voix unique et sa capacité à relier avec élégance et humour des idées apparemment disparates.
A lifelong worrier, Philpott always kept an eye out for danger, a habit that only intensified when she became a parent. But she looked on the bright side, too, believing that as long as she cared enough, she could keep her loved ones safe.
' Penguins with People Problem s is a 100% delight.'§- Elizabeth Gilbert , bestselling author of Eat Pray Love , The Signature of All Things , and BIG MAGIC §§ Penguins With People Problems made me giggle, frantically fold down favorite pages, and insist that the people around me laugh too, even if they were way too young to get the jokes. I'm practically passing them out.'§- KJ Dell'Antonia , The New York Times§§'Thoroughly random and absolutely hilarious.'§- Lily King , award-winning author of Euphoria§§'Like Sandra Boynton for grownups--only boozier and more socially awkward. Mary Laura Philpott's lovable Penguins With People Problems drink too much, curse occasionally, and like the rest of us, have less control over their flippers and waistline than they'd prefer.'§ - Ann Imig , Founder of Listen To Your Mother and Editor of Listen To Your Mother: What She Said Then, What We're Saying Now
"A ... memoir-in-essays that tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear with humor and hope"--
"Mary Laura Philpott thought she'd cracked the code: Always be right, and you'll always be happy. But once she'd completed her life's to-do list (job, spouse, house, babies--check!), she found that instead of feeling content and successful, she felt anxious. Lost. Stuck in a daily grind of overflowing calendars, grueling small talk, and sprawling traffic. She'd done everything "right," but she felt all wrong. What's the worse failure, she wondered: smiling and staying the course, or blowing it all up and running away? And are those the only options? In this memoir-in-essays full of spot-on observations about home, work, and creative life, Philpott takes on the conflicting pressures of modern adulthood with wit and heart. She offers up her own stories to show that identity crises don't happen just once or only at midlife; reassures us that small, recurring personal re-inventions are both normal and necessary; and advises that if you're going to faint, you should get low to the ground first. Most of all, Philpott shows that when you stop feeling satisfied with your life, you don't have to burn it all down and set off on a transcontinental hike (unless you want to, of course). You can call upon your many selves to figure out who you are, who you're not, and where you belong. Who among us isn't trying to do that? Like a pep talk from a sister, I Miss You When I Blink is the funny, poignant, and deeply affecting book you'll want to share with all your friends, as you learn what Philpott has figured out along the way: that multiple things can be true of us at once--and that sometimes doing things wrong is the way to do life right"-- Provided by publisher