{"product_id":"impossible-people-a-completely-average-recovery-story-9780762468256","title":"Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**NPR \"BOOKS WE LOVE\"** \u003cbr\u003e **SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE \"FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR\"\"** \u003cbr\u003e **PUBLISHERS WEEKLY \"BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\"** \u003cbr\u003e **KIRKUS \"BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\"** \u003cbr\u003e **LIBRARY JOURNAL \"BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\"** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her keenly observed graphic memoir, \u003ci\u003eImpossible People\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronicles her haphazard attempts at sobriety and the relentlessly challenging, surprisingly funny, and occasionally absurd cycle of addiction and recovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Opening at the culmination of a disastrous trip to Puerto Rico, the first page of \u003ci\u003eImpossible People \u003c\/i\u003efinds Julia standing stupefied in the middle of the jungle beside a rental Jeep she's just crashed. From this moment, the story flashes back to the beginning of her five-year journey towards sobriety that includes group therapy sessions, relapses, an ill-fated relationship, terrible dates, and an unceremonious eviction from her New York City apartment. Far from the typical addiction narrative that follows an upward trajectory from rock bottom to rehab to recovery, \u003ci\u003eImpossible People\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the lesser told but more common story: That the road to recover is not always linear. With unflinching honesty, Wertz details the arduous, frustrating, and hilarious story of trying and failing and trying again. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Wertz\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional cartoonist, amateur historian, and part-time urban explorer. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Fart Party, Museum of Mistakes, Drinking at the Movies, The Infinite Wait and Other Stories, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTenements, Towers, \u0026amp; Trash: An Unconventional, Illustrated History of New York City. \u003c\/i\u003eShe does monthly comics and doodles for \u003ci\u003ethe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eAfter leaving New York City, she settled down in Northern California with Oliver (yes, \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e Oliver) and their son, Felix.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Black Dog \u0026 Leventhal Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592284475666,"sku":"9780762468256","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f64b9a7-09c0-4240-8b23-b5a081bf2de7.jpg?v=1732102209","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/impossible-people-a-completely-average-recovery-story-9780762468256","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}