Live Fast Die Hot by Jenny Mollen

Live Fast Die Hot by Jenny Mollen

By the New York Times bestselling author, a searingly funny collection of essays that explores life as a reluctant adult.
Hi, I'm Jenny Mollen. I'm a writer and actress living in New York with a husband, two dogs, and a baby. When I got married, I made all sorts of vows and promises, some of which I intended to keep (and others I just said in the moment to make my husband come faster). My life was exciting, sexy, and ever so slightly eccentric, with a man who fully embraced my crazy. He understood my need to occasionally stalk his ex-girlfriend or wear her old beach caftans around our house. He showed compassion when I got kicked off of jury duty for accidentally befriending the defendant over lunch break. He even found it sweet when I invited our drug dealer to Passover seder so he didn't think we were only using him for drugs.
Then we had our son, Sid, and overnight, the fun-loving woman-child that my husband fell in love with was banished from our home. It was time to grow up, to be responsible, to brush my hair, to take vitamins, to send holiday cards, to listen to my voicemail. But what if I didn't want any of those things? What if I wasn't ready to be a role model because I still envisioned being discovered at the mall and becoming a real model? (Or at the very least a Top Model.) Sure, I was thirty-five but my boobs were only eighteen.
This book is about how terrifying and maddening it is to love something more than yourself. It addresses the important questions that all women face: Have I done enough with my life? How do I break up with my dogs now that I've met someone new? Is it weird to draw eyebrows on a baby? Is my house haunted? Will taking ayahuasca in Peru affect my son's chances of getting into preschool?

Live Fast Die Hot is an unapologetic look at life after thirty, when I realized that maybe being terrified of responsibility just means that I actually care. And if so, I'm at least halfway there right?

Jenny Mollen, an Arizona native and UCLA School of Drama graduate, is an actress and playwright. Wilfred, Suits, CSI: New York, Hawaii 5-0, Crash, and the WB series Angel, where she played the legendary character Nina Ash, are among her television credits. She appeared in the third season of HBO's smash hit GIRLS as a recurring role. D.E.B.S., My Best Friend's Girl, and L! are among Jenny's feature film credits. Her column What She Said appears on Playboy Online, and she has written for Cosmopolitan.com.

The Huffington Post has named her one of the funniest women on Twitter and Instagram. Jenny received two nominations and one victory at the Twitter Awards this year. She lives in Los Angeles with two angel-muffin poodles and an asshole tiny pinscher, whom she hopes will die soon. She has a husband as well.

Her debut novel is titled I Like You Exactly the Way You Are.

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ISBN 13	9780385540698
ISBN 10	0385540698
Title	Live Fast Die Hot
Author	Jenny Mollen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Doubleday Books
Year published	2016-06-14
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.