It's ok to laugh : (crying is cool, too)
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New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers, [2016].
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9780062419378, 0062419374
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Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction
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Published
New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers, [2016].
Format
Book
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xi, 274 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780062419378, 0062419374

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"Twenty-seven-year-old Nora McInerny Purmort bounced from boyfriend to dopey 'boyfriend' until she met Aaron--a charismatic art director and comic-book nerd who once made Nora laugh so hard she pulled a muscle. When Aaron was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, they refused to let it limit their love. They got engaged on Aaron's hospital bed and had a baby boy while he was on chemo. In the period that followed, Nora and Aaron packed fifty years of marriage into the three they got, spending their time on what really matters: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, each other, and Beyoncé. A few months later, Aaron died in Nora's arms. The obituary they wrote during Aaron's hospice care revealing his true identity as Spider-Man touched the nation. With It's Okay to Laugh, Nora puts a young, fresh twist on the subjects of mortality and resilience. What does it actually mean to live your 'one wild and precious life' to the fullest? How can a joyful marriage contain more sickness than health? How do you keep going when life kicks you in the junk? In this deeply felt and deeply funny memoir, Nora gives her readers a true gift--permission to struggle, permission to laugh, permission to tell the truth and know that everything will be okay. It's Okay to Laugh is a love letter to life, in all its messy glory; it reads like a conversation with a close friend, and leaves a trail of glitter in its wake."--Adapted from dust jacket.
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When Purmort met Aaron-- a charismatic art director and comic-book nerd-- he made Nora laugh so hard she pulled a muscle. When Aaron was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, they refused to let it limit their love. They got engaged on Aaron's hospital bed and had a baby boy while he was on chemo. In the period that followed, Nora and Aaron packed fifty years of marriage into the three they got. The obituary they wrote during Aaron's hospice care revealing his true identity as Spider-Man touched the nation. Here Purmont gives her readers a love letter to life, in all its messy glory.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

McInerny, N. (2016). It's ok to laugh: (crying is cool, too) (First edition.). Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McInerny, Nora. 2016. It's Ok to Laugh: (crying Is Cool, Too). Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McInerny, Nora. It's Ok to Laugh: (crying Is Cool, Too) Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

McInerny, Nora. It's Ok to Laugh: (crying Is Cool, Too) First edition., Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers, 2016.

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