false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177339589m/694523.jpg 694523 2 "Watch out, Bridget Jones: There's a new singleton in town, and she's got needles! This hilarious book chronicles the life of a newly divorced woman, as she struggles, dates, and knits her way back to sanity." --Knit.1 magazine If you've ever been dumped, duped, or three minutes from crazy, you'll love Crazy Aunt Purl. Side-splittingly funny and profoundly moving, Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair is the true-life misadventures of Laurie Perry, aka Crazy Aunt Purl, a slightly neurotic, displaced Southerner trying to create a new life after her husband leaves her to "get his creativity back." (Whatever the hell that means.) But will she get her groove back in a tiny rented apartment, with a mountain of boxes, visible panty lines, and a slight wine-and-Cheetos problem? "I was a thirty-something woman living alone with four cats. I was probably going to be divorced. I was on the short bus to crazy. I pictured my grandmother making hoop-skirted yarn cozies for the toilet paper. I pictured myself making doilies for furniture that I did not own. I saw my cats wearing knitted hats with lace appliqués. From my vantage point, knitting seemed like 100 percent of some road I did not want to walk down." Yet, surprisingly, it's knitting that saves her and emboldens her to become fully engaged in life again--to discover new friends; to take risks, however scary; and to navigate the ins and outs of the modern dating scene. "Dating has changed in a decade. Now there is a higher chance of meeting someone who has an internet porn addiction than someone who has a job. In Los Angeles, your dinner companion might have served time in Pelican Bay or run a meth lab. Or, worst of all, he might spend all night talking about his agent, his craft, and what it means to grow as an actor. Then he'll ask you to read his screenplay." And such is life in this quirky, irreverent memoir, a spin-off of the blog phenomenon, www.crazyauntpurl.com, one of the most successful online diaries in history, exploding to an international fan base of enthusiastic readers. But don't worry, you don't have to knit to love Aunt Purl. You just have to know what it feels like to have loved, to have lost, or to have taken a leap of faith. We've all been there: Pass the wine. Laurie Perry has written for the Los Angeles Daily News. She has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Vogue Knitting. Visit her website at www.crazyauntpurl.com. 680842 15 10 2007 Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair: The True-Life Misadventures of a 30-Something Who Learned to Knit After He Split total:492|5:100|4:174|3:152|2:56|1:10| 492 1774 798 144 4 3 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 12:57:51 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 07 06:02:27 -0800 2007 crazyauntpurl.com). While the book seemed like a more edited and moderated version of the author's personal voice, I enjoyed reading it and would recommend it. I'll keep following her blog, though, to feel more connected with her and to get her humor and wit in it...more...]]> 2 3 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 31 12:48:01 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 12:55:06 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 15 09:11:12 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 15:59:29 -0800 2008
I was slightly disappointed to see that this book was in the self-help section of my local bookstore. You do not have to be going thru a divorce or a member of a knitting group t...more...]]> 2 2 false false Wed Jan 23 06:35:37 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 06:41:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 06:31:58 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 21:18:24 -0700 2008 4 2 false false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 15:26:10 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 23 14:09:21 -0800 2009 1
I picked this up because I had read her blog once or twice and because the titl...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 10 09:13:43 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 09:14:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 02 12:42:10 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 05 22:45:48 -0700 2009
The knitting recipes in the back of the book are great--I love th...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jun 07 22:47:14 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 19:07:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 06:55:16 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 06:55:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 07 07:12:20 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 24 04:38:51 -0700 2008 Laurie Perry writes with a lovely unforced style. She's South...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 13:37:52 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 18:54:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 01:34:51 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 00:56:50 -0800 2008 1
Having been through a break-up (not a divorce, but a long-term relationship break-up) I coul...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 11 09:33:59 -0700 2007 Mon May 19 16:44:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 15:53:54 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 07:05:45 -0700 2009
Book 10 in the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Raverly Challenge.

I really enjoyed this book. Granted I haven't been divorced, so some of it went over my head. But, I could relate to the rest of the book. I had some laughs, and I felt for Laurie Perry in the rest. I...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 23 15:30:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 15:42:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 11:08:21 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 11:14:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 18:00:14 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 18:19:37 -0700 2008 It was laugh out loud, snortingly funny. She is sweet and good natured and generous. Her insights about being suddenly singl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 09:51:12 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 09:56:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 12:57:04 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 12:58:20 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=694523