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A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her
struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders addiction and a complicated
relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette
McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for
her only daughter to become a star and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So
she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction ” eating little and weighing herself
five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided “Your eyelashes are
invisible okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom
until age sixteen while sharing her diaries email and all her income. In I’m Glad My Mom
Died Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens
when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly she is
thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic emailing fan club moderators and getting on a
first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”) Jennette is riddled with anxiety shame and
self-loathing which manifest into eating disorders addiction and a series of unhealthy
relationships. These issues only get worse when soon after taking the lead in the iCarly
spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande her mother dies of cancer. Finally after
discovering therapy and quitting acting Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first
time in her life what she really wants. Told with refreshing candor and dark humor I’m Glad
My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience independence and the joy of shampooing your
own hair.
