{"product_id":"dirtbag-queen-andy-corren-9781538742228","title":"Dirtbag Queen","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Because she was my mother, the death of zaftig good-time gal Renay Corren is newsworthy to me, and I treat it with the same respect and reverence she had for, well, nothing. A more disrespectful, trash talking woman was not to be found.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So began Andy Corren's unforgettable obituary for his mother, Renay Mandel Corren, in her hometown paper \u003ci\u003eThe Fayetteville Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, a tribute that went on to touch the hearts of millions around the globe. In his brief telling of the life and legend that was Renay, a \"loud, filthy-minded (and filthy-mouthed) Jewish lady redneck who birthed six kids,\" Andy captured only a slice of his loving and fabulously unconventional mother. \u003cbr\u003e His obituary for Renay was just the tip of the iceberg. In this uproariously funny, deeply moving family portrait, readers meet the rest of his absurd clan: his brothers, affectionately nicknamed Asshole (whose terrible attitude permeates every room he enters), Twin (held back a year and constantly mistaken for Andy despite the fact that they look nothing alike), and Rabbi (the only one who had a Bar Mitzvah); his one-eyed pirate queen of a sister, Cathy Sue (a teen bride who lost an eye to a Pepsi bottle); and then there's the mysterious Bonus, who Andy isn't aware of until later in life since this mysterious oldest brother grew up at the Green Valley School for Emotionally Disturbed and Delinquent Children. \u003cbr\u003e A story of love and forgiveness, as well as a celebration of a woman who \"didn't cook, didn't clean, and was lousy with money\" but was \"great at dyeing her red roots, weekly manicures, filthy jokes, pier fishing, rolling joints and buying dirty magazines,\" \u003ci\u003eDirtbag Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining and poignant portrayal of the complex and heartfelt humanity that unites us all--especially family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Corren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538742225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538742228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2024 pg. 9","brand":"Andy Corren","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46052411867391,"sku":"9781538742228","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2bf9a92-987b-44aa-aa96-bf5ed7eee3e1.jpg?v=1723556298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dirtbag-queen-andy-corren-9781538742228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}