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I'm Glad My Mom DiedBy Jennette McCurdy

In a Nutshell

In this memoir, writer and former actress Jennette McCurdy describes her adolescence as a child star, her relationship with her abusive mother, and her long journey to healing with frank humor and moving honesty.

Favorite Quote

I want my life to be in my hands. Not an eating disorder's or a casting director's or an agent's or my mom's. Mine.

Jennette McCurdy

Introduction

In the late 2000s, Jennette McCurdy was a children's TV star.

McCurdy starred as one of the three leads in Nickelodeon's iCarly and acted alongside burgeoning pop icon Ariana Grande in their spin-off show Sam & Cat.

But behind the scenes, McCurdy struggled with multiple eating disorders and a fraught relationship with her abusive mother.

In I'm Glad My Mom Died, McCurdy tells all for the first time, from her early start in acting at her mother's demand to the abuse that marked her adolescence.

Through her story, McCurdy offers hope for survivors of abuse and shows that it's possible to heal from trauma and build a happy, stable life.

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