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“Many thanks for an ideal mixture of nostalgia-drenched humor, wit, and heartbreak, Nora.” – Mandy Moore

Joining the ranks of Let’s Pretend This Never Occurred and KEEP ON, Warrior, a fierce, hysterically funny memoir that reminds us that comedy equals tragedy plus period.

Twentysomething Nora McInerny Purmort bounced from partner to partner and job to job. Then she fulfilled Aaron, a charismatic artwork director and her kindred soul. They made mix tapes (and pancakes) into about It’s Okay to Chuckle: (Crying is definitely Cool Too) the wee hours of the morning. They completed each other’s phrases. They just knew. When Aaron was identified as having a rare mind cancer tumor, they refused to let it limit their like. They got involved on Aaron’s medical center bed and married after his initial surgery. That they had a baby when he was on chemo. They shared an amazing summer months filled with pleasure and laughter. A few months later on, Aaron died in Nora’s arms in another medical center bed. His wildly creative obituary, that they wrote together, handled the world.

Now, Nora shares hysterical, moving, and painfully honest stories about her journey with Aaron. It’s Fine to Giggle explores universal themes of love, relationship, work, (single) motherhood, and depression through her refreshingly frank point of view. A love letter to life, in all of its messy glory, and what it’s like to still be kickin’, It’s Fine to Laugh is like a long chat with a close friend over a cup of coffee (or chardonnay).