Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

Sold by Penguin Ebook 208 Pages familyhome Eligible info 7.99 Ebook Free sample About this ebook arrowforward Part poignant cancer memoir.Agent: Monica Odom, Odom Media Management. Dancing at the Pity Party Tyler Feder Apr 2020 Until that app exists, this book offers a wealth of perspective about coping with grief. The so-called pity party is illustrated in charming family scenes and flights of fancy such as “the app I wish existed: Dead Mom” (“Look up any movie to find out if the mom dies in it!”). Feder’s simple art features light pink backgrounds, a diverse cast of supporting characters, and details that make the story feel real (covered mirrors during the shiva, for example). In one of many sweetly evocative scenes, she recalls the intimate surprise of knowing immediately which font her creative mother would have wanted on her own funeral pamphlets. She had always had a close relationship with her mom, all the closer, perhaps, for being the firstborn of three daughters (the anxious, overachieving one). This vulnerable memoir is a tribute to a beloved woman as well as a meditation on losing a parent when one is on the cusp of adulthood.

Tylers favorite color is pink (obviously). Her mom “wasn’t some sad sack in a sickbed waiting to die (even when she WAS a sad sack in a sickbed waiting to die),” nor was she a saint, and Feder brings her meaningfully to life. Tyler Feder was only 19 when she lost her mother to cancer. Tyler wrote and illustrated the award-winning graphic memoir Dancing at the Pity Party, and she continues to sell prints and the occasional portrait at her long-running Etsy shop, Roaring Softly. After the author’s mother dies of uterine cancer when her oldest daughter is 19, Feder ( Unladylike for adults) finds herself longing for something “that cradles my grief without smothering it.” Emphasizing the awkward and silly moments surrounding death, she has created the book she wanted to read. At times, the pastel coloring belies the somber moments, but the powder soft pinks also celebrate Feders memory of Rhonda and emphasize Tylers youth.

Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder