Marrying George Clooney Editorial Blurbs:
“I knew that Amy Ferris was a brilliant satirist, but in
this marvel of a book she guides us into deeper and deeper considerations
of everything that matters: mothers, partners, friendships, work--and
the body's many betrayals. I laughed, but was also moved to tears.
Every line was a revelation--read it and your thoughts about your
own life will be forever changed.”
- Carol Jenkins, President, The Women's Media Center
“Marrying
George Clooney is a wonderful read. It is disarmingly
candid, and laugh-out-loud hysterical.”
- John Berendt, Author, "Midnight in the Garden of
Good and Evil"
"Marrying
George Clooney" takes you for a ride into
the wacky, wonderful, marvelously moving mind of a modern menopausal
woman. It's a no holes barred exploration of what makes ALL of
us tick...men and women! I applaud Amy Ferris' tenacity, humor,
and courage. Raging hormones will never be the same!"
- Kristi Zea, Film Director and Production Designer: Revolutionary
Road, The Departed, Goodfellas, Silence of the Lambs
"Amy Ferris
is (forget the word "arguably") the
most original voice of memory to come along in the last decade."
- Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Award-winning novelist
and poet
“This
book, this perfect gem, makes me want to stay in a midlife crisis
forever, it's that good! Funny. Delicious. Poignant - someday
I hope to describe a relationship like that - but in the meantime,
this book is staying next to me on the night table.”
- Carla Singer, Television and Movie Producer
“Amy Ferris
has successfully combined a rip-roaringly funny page-turner,
with an unvarnished account of the personal history that formed
her. This gut-wrenching look at intimate relationships will resonate
with readers because of the universality of its raw emotion,
clarity of vision, and self-revealing courage. Destined to become
a classic of Feminist literature.”
- Marcia G. Yerman,
Huffington Post, Writer/Artist/Activist
"PREPARE TO LAUGH, CRY, AND NOT BE
ABLE TO PUT "MARRYING
GEORGE CLOONEY" DOWN TILL YOU'VE READ EVERY DELICIOUS
PAGE. BREATHES THERE A WOMAN OF A CERTAIN AGE WHO CAN'T RELATE,
ESPECIALLY AT 3:00 AM."
- Gloria Feldt, co-author with Kathleen Turner of the
best-seller, "Send Yourself Roses"; blogger at GloriaFeldt.com
"The profundity
sneaks up on you in Amy Ferris' irresistible little memoir. One
second you're laughing your ass off because Amy is bitching about
her husband's Cialis-fueled sex drive, and the next you're crying
because she's curled up on a hospital bed with her dying mother.
Ultimately, Marrying
George Clooney is so
surprisingly radical because it's so frickin' real. You can't
help but see yourself in Amy's wanderings and wonderings, and
even forgive yourself a little in the process."
- Courtney E. Martin, Author, "Perfect
Girls, Starving Daughters"
"Amy
Ferris is the menopausal David Sedaris."
- Sean Strub, Writer, Activist, Founder of Poz Magazine
"Marrying George Clooney is smart, funny, wise,
poignant, and true. I am sure it will speak to all women."
- Suzanne Braun Levine, author, "50 is the New Fifty," and "Inventing
the Rest of Our Lives"
"This little book contains a lethal
combination; it's honest, brave and hilarious. There is no ground
too sacred for Ferris to tread upon, even her own marriage, if
it means shedding light to generously help another soul smart enough,
lucky enough, daring enough to read her."
- Patricia Elam, author of "Breathing Room"
"I absolutely love
this book! Amy tells it like it is, she opens her heart and shares
her feelings with no hidden agenda - it is very refreshing. She
made me really laugh, and she made me reflect on my own experiences
with menopause. I could not put the book down, and I did not
want the book to end."
- Dr. Sylvia
Jimenez Krause, Bio-Identical HR Pioneer, Surgeon