“GeorgiaPritchettisasingularlyhilariousperson.Herbookisadelightfulandperfectreflectionofher.Itstendernesssneaksuponyouandreallypacksapunch.Whatamagnificentread!“--JuliaLouisDreyfusJennyLawsonmeetsNoraEphroninthisjoyfulmemoir-in-vignettesonliving--andthriving--withanxietyfromamultipleEmmyAward-winningcomedywriterwhosecreditsincludeSuccessionandVeep.WhenGeorgiaPritchettfoundherselflostforwords--abitofapredicamentforacomedywriter--sheturnedtoatherapist,whosuggestedshetrywritingdownsomeofthethingsthatworriedher.Butinsteadofagrocerylistofconcerns,Georgiawrotethisbook.Anaturalbornworrywart,Georgia’slifehasbeendefinedbyherquirkyanxiety.Duringchildhood,shewasagitatedaboutthemonstersunderherbed(Weretheycomfyenough?).Goingintolabor,shefrettedaboutmakingafuss(“Sorrytointerrupt,butthebabyiscomingoutofmybody,“Isaidpolitely).Winningaprestigiousaward,sheagonizedoverreceivingfreegiftsaftertheceremony(Itwasanexcruciatingexperience.Mortifying).Soul-baringyetlighthearted,poignantyetwrittenwithahealthydoseofself-deprecation,MyMessIsaBitofaLifeisatourthroughthecarnivalfunhouseofGeorgia’slife,fromheranxiety-riddenearlychildhoodwheredisasterloomedaroundeverycorner(WhenIwaslittleIusedtothinkthatsheepwerecloudsthathadfallentoearth.OncloudydaysIusedtoworrythatIwouldbesquashedbyasheep),throughthechallengesofbreakingintoanindustrydominatedbymalewriters,totheexquisiteterror(andincomparablejoy)ofraisingchildren.Delightfullyoffbeat,painfullyhonest,fullofsurprisingwonders,anddeliveringplentyofhilarious,laugh-out-loudmoments,MyMessIsaBitofaLiferevealsatalented,vulnerable,andstrongwomaninallherwisecrackingweirdness,andmakesusloveit--andher--too.
