Cathy Lee Guisewite est la dessinatrice derrière la bande dessinée emblématique *Cathy*. À travers sa protagoniste relatable, Guisewite explore les défis universels de la vie moderne, se concentrant particulièrement sur les pressions de la carrière, des relations, des dynamiques familiales et du bien-être personnel. Son travail, caractérisé par un humour perspicace et une observation pointue, puise dans les expériences partagées de navigation dans les complexités de l'âge adulte. La capacité de Guisewite à capturer ces luttes quotidiennes avec esprit et empathie en a fait une voix appréciée dans la bande dessinée contemporaine.
As the creator of the comic strip "Cathy," Cathy Guisewite returns with her signature wit and warmth in this debut essay collection about another time of big transition, when everything starts changing and disappearing without permission: aging parents, aging children, aging self stuck in the middle. Guisewite unearths the humor and horror of everything from the mundane (trying to introduce her parents to TiVo and facing four decades' worth of unorganized photos) to the profound (finding a purpose post-retirement and declaring freedom from all those things that hold us back).
A modern Everywoman, Cathy has endeared herself to millions of fans who share her daily struggles with the four basic guilt groups: Food, Love, Mother and Career. This comic page heroine blazed a trail for single working women and continues her pursuit of perfection against odds every woman can relate to. We read. We identify. We laugh. Aaack!
This collection features Cathy, the beloved comic strip heroine, as she navigates her challenges with food, love, motherhood, and career. Readers will enjoy her humorous struggles with weight, her quest for Mr. Right, and her reliance on her mother's advice.
"From the iconic creator of the "Cathy" comic strip comes a collection of funny, warm, and wise essays in the style of Nora Ephron and Erma Bombeck, centered around the particular challenge of caring for aging parents and growing children, all while trying not to lose oneself in the process. As the creator of the "Cathy" comic strip, Cathy Guisewite found her way into the hearts of readers over 40 years ago, and has been there ever since. Her deeply funny and relatable look at the life of a frazzled career woman became a cultural touchstone for women everywhere, and now, in her debut essay collection, Guisewite returns with her signature self-deprecating wit and warmth, this time taking a look at her own life. The autobiographical essays that make up Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault offer a disarming, hilarious, and wise look at the lives of "the sandwich generation," which Guisewite calls "the panini generation." In this collection, Guisewite turns her uniquely wry and funny gaze to her own day-to-day life, with topics ranging from the mundane--teaching her parents to use TiVo, organizing four decades of photos, attempting to meditate--to the more profound--her struggle to find a purpose post-retirement, helping her parents downsize their lives, and her personal definitions of feminism. Humorous, warm, and poignant, Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault is ideal reading for mothers, daughters, and everyone who is caught somewhere in between, and on the threshold of "What Happens Next.""-- Provided by publisher
Isolation commiserations from the creator of the iconic "Cathy" comic strip, Cathy Guisewite! We're all in this together...but it helps to see someone else with her face planted in the bowl of mashed potatoes. In the same way that Cathy was a relatable friend during the comic strip years, she's returned to offer some happy relief, support, and a much-needed AACK from isolation. This little book is a compassionate companion for right now and, long after the pandemic is over, will be a treasured scrapbook of what we survived--the fear of droplets, the work-from-refrigerator wear, the revenge retail therapy of online shopping, the frustration of trying to teach Grandma to Zoom from 3,000 miles away, the little shreds of hope mixed in with the sourdough bread dough. From the introduction: I've worn the same pair of sweatpants for fourteen months. I've binge watched, binge eaten, binge shopped, binge prayed. I've Zoomed. Streamed. Screamed. Googled how to get hot fudge out of a duvet cover. Googled how to chop my insulting blue jeans into face masks. Googled how to permanently delete my Google search history. I've meditated, looked within and asked the big questions: "If no one's allowed in my house for months, what's the point of vacuuming?"
A modern Everywoman, Cathy endeared herself to millions of fans who share her struggles with the four basic guilt groups: food, love, mother, and career. This comic page heroine blazed a trail for single working women and for her pursuit of perfection against all odds. A perfect Mother's Day gift or a great present to give Mom any day to feel special The mother-daughter dance is a familiar waltz filled with ups and downs, twists, dips, and twirls. The only question is who's in the lead? The most beloved mother-daughter duo is back with a brand-new comic take on the difficult, wonderful, one-of-a-kind relationship between neurotic daughter Cathy and her caring, comforting, slightly interfering mother. Insightful observations, amusing advice, and comical proclamations are paired with Cathy Guisewite's distinctive illustrative style. This is an original gift book that will show your mother or daughter how glorious, complex, intense, entwined, incomprehensibly deep, and amazingly beautiful your bond truly is. Cathy's comics continue to be a cartoon icon and the familiar, yet fresh voice for females of all ages.
