Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle

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One fateful night in New York City's East Village, A forty-three-year-old single lady with nothing to lose walks into a bar . . . One fateful night in New York City's East Village, A forty-three-year-old single lady with nothing to lose walks into a bar . . . Praise for Girl Walks into a Bar . . . 'Girl Walks into a Bar . . .will take you away.' Janet Maslin, The New York Times 'Girl Walks into a Bar . . . is a totally different ride-one that's had me laughing at most parts, but near tears at others, and constantly marvelling at her no-big-deal honesty. Even when it's a big deal.' Glamour 'A hilarious ride.' Boston Herald ' A refreshingly candid memoir.' New York Post 'Dratch's honesty in her writing pays off; her book's second half reads like a cross between Bossypants and What to Expect When You're Expecting.' Paper 'In her funny new memoir, Girl Walks into a Bar . . . , Dratch dishes on everything you wanted to know about the highs and lows of her comedy career.' Entertainment Weekly 'Dratch's story is recounted in a sharply written, wry, and deeply moving book.' The Huffington Post 'Girl Walks into a Bar . . . is a hilarious and incisive view of her unexpected life trajectory.' The Village Voice

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Ms. Dratch maintains a blunt, irreverent and gently jaded posture, party because of experience . . . [she] turns her setbacks into irreverent vignettes . . . . her book, which moves from tales of Second City and Saturday Night Live to an exploration of motherhood, convinces you that she has seen enough to justify a show business memoir. Jason Zinoman, The New York Times

"Ms. Dratch maintains a blunt, irreverent and gently jaded posture, party because of experience . . . [she] turns her setbacks into irreverent vignettes . . . . her book, which moves from tales of Second City and Saturday Night Live to an exploration of motherhood, convinces you that she has seen enough to justify a show business memoir." New York Times

Funny, honest, and optimistic. Its like spending a delightful evening with Rachel, but in a format that allows you to put her in your purse and enjoy her on the bus. Tina Fey

A hilarious look at how unpredictable and beautiful life can be. Like Dratch, Girl Walks into a Bar . . . is honest, surprising, and always funny. Amy Poehler

[Girl Walks Into a Bar...] will take you away. Janet Maslin, The New York Times

Dratchs book is definitely funny, but it is her courage to speak openly about her struggle with dating, romance, and the Holy Grail of feminine culturemotherhoodthat makes this work as unconventional as her path to both television stardom and maternity. The Huffington Post

A hilarious and incisive view of her unexpected life trajectory. The Village Voice

"It's rare that you find a book so sharply funny yet deeply optimistic. I LOVED this book from start to finish. Rachel's stories are just so candid and honest- It was hard not laugh out loud- so I often did." Mike Birbiglia, New York Times bestselling author of Sleepwalk with Me

"[Girl Walks Into A Bar...] will take you away."
Janet Maslin, New York Times

Author Bio

Girl Walks into a Bar . . . is Rachel Dratchs first book. She plans on writing a twenty-volume set about her life, though, and selling it door-to-door like encyclopedias. She lives in New York City.