A global sensation and pop culture phenomenon - the debut of Jennette McCurdy (ICarly, Sam and Cat). This is a book that the whole United States is talking about. A moving memoir of one of the most famous American child actresses and an emotional record of the struggles of a child who was thrown against her will into the middle of the hellish machine of American show business. I'm Glad My Mom's Dead is a moving story about overcoming eating disorders, addictions and a toxic relationship with an abusive mother, as well as about the arduous regaining of control over one's own life. Jennette McCurdy dreamed of becoming a writer since she was a child, but her mother had other plans for her. The girl was six years old when she first took part in a casting, and her world changed forever. Debra decided that her only daughter would make an acting career. The price was no object. She counted her calories, divided her food rations, delayed her puberty, weighed her five times a day, and even bathed her until she was sixteen! Jennette, wanting to please the most important person in her life at all costs, agreed to this cruel arrangement. Debra's dream of being her daughter's star finally came true, but Jennette's status as a star of the most important Nickelodeon series (she played in Sam and Cat alongside Ariana Grande) cost Jennette an eating disorder, a lot of destructive and toxic male-female relationships, alcoholism, and depression. However, when she discovered that therapy could help her get out of hell, she dared to quit acting and do what she had always wanted - to write. Full of black humor and insightful observations on life, the moving biographical story I'm Glad My Mom's Dead is a fascinating account of the struggle for independence, one's own boundaries, and finding joy in life.