Sad Sacked

A Memoir

By: Liz Alterman

Narrated by: Liz Alterman

A very funny memoir about a very unfunny situation.

The last person Liz Alterman expects to hear from during her Thanksgiving prep is her husband, Rich. He never calls from his job at a busy Manhattan newsroom. And he never will again, because he's just been laid off. Two months later, Liz is downsized, too.

At first, Rich is enchanted with his new leisurely lifestyle. But when he's still unemployed six months later, his euphoric mood devolves into depression and despair. It falls to Liz to figure out how to support their family of five and keep up appearances in their well-to-do suburb, where even nannies drive the latest model Lexus.

Sad Sacked blends the wit of Nora Ephron’s Heartburn with the madcap hilarity of Maria Semple’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette to expose the pressure on women to put on a happy face even as their world falls apart. In Liz Alterman’s gifted hands, we laugh until we cry about what happens when the bottom drops out.

“I didn't realize how much we needed a new Erma Bombeck to report from the tense bowels of modern suburbia. This book is a sweaty, funny examination into suburban marriage, motherhood, social status and all the other reasons I left New Jersey." (Joel Stein)

©2021 Liz Alterman (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.

Foul Language?

Give me a break!! I was expecting some really shocking words and not once was Liz out of line with vulgar or even offensive language! Her use of these words were spot on and hilarious! Don’t change a thing! I loved this book!,

Similar situation. Great Read.

it was refreshing to hear that we're not the only people to struggle when laid off especially after the ripe old age of 40+. Her thoughts were my thoughts too! it was real, funny, and honest. I enjoyed it.

Exactly how it is

This is real life. Totally relatable and makes me feel normal about how I’ve felt. Thank you!

very funny very real

the only reason I did not give a 5 star review was there was too much foul language

Love Love Loved

Very relatable memoir. So so many people have found themselves faced with the same situation. Unemployment is cancer to your spirit and soul. Appreciate your candid story!