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The Wreckage of My Presence
"Magnificent." —People Magazine
The instant New York Times bestseller: Laugh-out-loud, deeply insightful, and emotion-filled essays from multitalented actress, comedian, podcaster, and writer Casey Wilson.
Casey Wilson has a lot on her mind and she isn’t afraid to share. In this dazzling collection, each essay skillfully constructed and brimming with emotion, she shares her thoughts on the joys and vagaries of modern-day womanhood and motherhood, introduces the not-quite-typical family that made her who she is, and persuasively argues that lowbrow pop culture is the perfect lens through which to examine human nature.
Whether she’s extolling the virtues of eating in bed, processing the humiliation over her father’s late in life perm, mourning her mother's passing, or revealing her patented method for keeping the mystery alive in a marriage, Casey is witty, candid, and full of poignant and funny surprises. Humorous dives into her obsessions and areas of personal expertise—self-help, nice guys, cool girls (not her) and how to receive visitors in the bath—are matched by touching meditations on female friendship, anger, grief, motherhood, and identity.
Reading The Wreckage of My Presence is like spending time with a close friend—a deeply passionate, full-tilt, joyous, excessive, compulsive, shameless, hungry-for-it-all, loyal, cheerleading friend. A friend who is ready for any big feelings that come her way—and isn’t afraid to embrace them.
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Reviews
The chapter about Afrin had me hysterically laughing and the chapter a about the yellow butterfly ( which I have experienced) touched my heart. It’s a lovely gem of a book.
By Cat TD
It’s fun and funny and sad and meaningful. I didn’t even know who Casey was before I read the book and still just loved it!
By Sdlett
Amazing. I’ll give this book to absolutely everyone.
By BC311
Casey, Casey, Casey, Lovely book! I felt all the emotions. Boy I wish you had placed some old photos to go along with your stories. I would have loved to seen some photos of your past.
By Funjen417