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Tragedy Plus Time
Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-comic Memoir | Adam Cayton-Holland
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In the tradition of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Truth & Beautyfrom one of Varietys 10 Comics to Watch, a poignant tragicomic memoir about the authors beautiful, funny, and heartbreaking relationship with his younger sister and the depression that took her life. Adam Cayton-Holland went from a painfully sensitive kid growing up in Denver, Colorado, to a writer and performer with a burgeoning career in comedy. His father, a civil rights lawyer, and his mother, an investigative journalist, taught Adam and his two sisters to feel the pain of the world deeply and to combat it through any means necessary. Adam chose to meet lifes tough breaks and cruel realities with stand-up comedy; his older sister chose law; their youngest sister, Lydia, struggled with mental illness and ultimately took her own life. This devastating tragedy strikes the Cayton-Holland household at the same moment Adams career is finally getting off the ground. Both a moving tribute to a lost sibling and an inspiring guide to navigating grief and pain, Tragedy Plus Time is a heartbreaking, honest, and darkly funny memoir about trying your hardest to choose life in the wake of a terrible loss.
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Bookwm85forever
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I finished this book today. It tugged at my heartstrings. I am a mom of five and two of my kids suffer from depression. Some days the struggle is very real for me to be patient and understanding. Adam‘s story is very relatable. I‘m very fortunate that our story hasn‘t ended in tragedy. #depression #mentalillness #suicide #suicideprevention.

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The author of this heart-breaking book is a comedian whose younger sister committed suicide just as he was breaking into television. His story is by turns funny and profoundly sad, a memorial to a much loved young woman who left a gaping hole in the lives of those she left behind.

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This is my #libraryhaul this week. If you‘ve read any of them, let me know what you think! I‘m going to start one tonight and I‘m leaning towards To the Bridge right now. 😄

Kalalalatja Goodbye Sweet Girl was heartbreaking but so good! 6y
emilyhaldi I don't know any of these 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6y
minkyb Cheery choices 😳 6y
Reviewsbylola IKR!!! My husband asked me the other day why I‘m so morbid. 😂 @minkyb 6y
minkyb @Reviewsbylola tell him it‘s better than the Gone Girl type of book. At least he is not worrying you are plotting to murder him! 😂 6y
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Rissa1
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1. My kids looking for dinosaurs on Jurassic World Alive app, and hanging out in my yard.
2. Tragedy + Time (tagged)
3. I cannot think of a movie I am excited for.
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5. ❤📖📚🙋‍♀️ @IheartYA
#FRITAYINTRO

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Rissa1
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This book was sad, but real. I really enjoyed it. #ARC #GIVEAWAYWINNER @TouchstoneBooks

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Rissa1
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My kids love I Dream Of Jeannie, and I love that I have time to finish this book. @TouchstoneBooks

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Rissa1
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Yes!!! They forget to mention here, the guilt that follows feeling this way, but so much truth!👐 @TouchstoneBooks

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Rissa1
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Why do I love cats? They force me to be still, and make reading time. #Alabamaslife #Eyrethecalico #catsoflitsy

knittedgnome So sweet!! 😻😻 6y
wanderinglynn What a cutie! ❤️🐱 6y
Skyrimir I have a calico and a tabby too! 6y
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The Prologue definitely grabs my attention! @TouchstoneBooks

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Rissa1
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Starting this between loads of laundry and dishes.

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Rissa1
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Another win!! #giveawaywinner #ARC