Judy Gruen

The Women's Daily Irony Supplement Judy Gruen

Ever fall for the lure of expensive, exotic moisturizers promising impossible anti-aging miracles? Ever receive one of those happy, sappy New Year's letters from someone you barely remember from fourth grade? Can't decide whether to stay friends with a size two woman who won't eat a carrot because of its high-carb content? If so, you're in good company. Award-winning humorist and Bikram yoga dropout Judy Gruen copes with all this and more in The Women's Daily Irony Supplement. Her riffs on female obsessions, motherhood, men, and why a woman's home is her hassle are candid, fresh, and surprisingly intimate. Reading these comic gems is guaranteed to improve the health of every woman, because laughter releases endorphins! You'll find hilarious takes on life in such terrific chapters as: When Bad Contractors Happen to Good People (A Tragedy in Three Parts) A Plant Murderer Turns Over a New Leaf Clutched by Purse Fever A Crime of Passion, Featuring Chocolate Truffles The Motherboard Has Blown Plus, touching family moments like "My Two Papas" and "Old Spice Remembered."