When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People

by Jeannie Gaffigan

Book Overview

The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor.
In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. As the mother of 5 kids -- 6 if you include her husband -- sat in the neurosurgery...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538751046
• ISBN13: 9781538751046
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Encouraging and Hilarious

Who would have thought that the story of a mother of five with a pear sized brain tumor would be so entertaining? As a mother of five myself, I found this book to be a sign that I can keep up with all the crazy in my life because I don't have a pear in my head. I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more. It was a truely excellent read that made me value the little things in life, like drinking water.