Good Riddance: A Graphic Memoir of Divorce - Softcover

"Copeland's light-hearted and comical artwork, reminiscent of Roz Chast's, takes some of the sting out of her sorrows, allowing readers to nod in sympathy or chuckle at her missteps." --Publishers Weekly "Copeland takes us gently through a tough chronicle of divorce with wit, humor and more than a little hope."--Phoebe Potts, author of Good Eggs "I was struck by a page on which Copeland sends her youngest off for his first overnight in the home of T.J. and his new wife. The author-artist uses just a few words and images to convey an entire world of maternal despair. Copeland and other 'graphic memoirists' have me convinced that illustrated books--unlike Trix(R)--aren't just for kids anymore."--AARP.com "Works such as Copeland's deserve your attention even if you aren't married or divorced, because the human experience can be entertaining and moving."--ComicMix "Copeland has a charming art style . . . and because of her experience in the self-help/instructional publishing field, she brings a welcome specificity to the subject. Good Riddance isn't a rant against cheating spouses; it's more a step-by-step breakdown on how it feels to have a comfortable life upended overnight."--The A.V. Club "For anyone who's ever been dumped and had to start over, this charming book should be required reading. Grab a glass (ok, bottle) of wine and settle in. There's a light at the end of your tunnel and it starts with Good Riddance."--Jill Smokler, New York Times bestselling author "Even as she tells a story that is sometimes heartbreaking, Copeland has a way of making you laugh out loud. Full of insight about family, friendship, love, and resilience, Good Riddance is essential reading for anyone who has ever gone through a divorce."--J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of Maine and Commencement

When you live in a Norman Rockwell painting married eighteen years, three kids, beautiful old house in the country, successful career as a writer you don't expect there's another side to the canvas. Until you read a lovesick email to your husband . . . that didn't come from you. In words and pictures, Cindy Copeland, an established writer on family issues, chronicles the deep pain, confusion, awkwardness and breakthroughs she experiences in the "new normal" as a wife who's been deceived, a mom who's now single, a dating divorcee and a woman who's on her own figuring out what she truly wants out of life. Copeland tells her story with the kind of emotional candor and spot on humor that makes Good Riddance poignant, painful and hilarious all at once.