The Sane One

A Memoir by the Co-creator of Pen15

De: Anna Konkle

Narrado por: Anna Konkle

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a coming-of-age memoir that’s “equal parts hysterical and moving” (Marie Claire), the co-creator of Hulu’s brilliant Pen15 grapples with the reappearance of her estranged father—and whether it’s possible to reconnect before it’s too late.

“Anna Konkle is generous enough to bring her comic sensibilities to a story that could have well have been a tragedy. She speaks for all the ‘sane ones’ out there who never agreed to play that part.”—Amy Sedaris

Throughout Anna Konkle’s childhood, her father was her hero—a hyper-charismatic, larger-than-life human resource manager at 7-Eleven. But their closeness was constantly interrupted by the screaming matches and heavy silences between him and her mother, eventually culminating in a bitter divorce that literally split the family house down the middle, with one parent on each side.

College felt like freedom, and Anna filled her time searching for the husband she’d never divorce and the orgasm she’d never had, while waiting tables at fancy restaurants and getting lackluster acting gigs, the strangest of which had her working celebrity Halloween parties. But just as she begins to thrive, her father starts to struggle. Not long after she moves to LA to pursue acting and writing, her dad’s increasingly erratic behavior forces her to cut off contact with him, until, years later, he knocks at her door.

Written in intimately beautiful prose, The Sane One is a tragicomic memoir of growing up, falling apart, getting older, and trying to come back together while there’s still time.

heartbreaking

I sobbed. incredible-- can't recommend it enough. it starts one way and transforms into something so much deeper. way to go, Anna.

I’m still in shock..

First and foremost- fuck you, Anna Konkle.

I haven’t cried that hard in such a long time. The last chapter had me in an absolute chokehold almost begging for more and forgetting that this was someone’s reality. Absolutely well written and extremely well thought out. I felt like you were in my brain conjuring up all the off the wall thoughts I’ve had before. Overall such a beautiful realistic story about how relationships transform and how experiences are so different for everyone involved. I felt I was healing some of my inner child during this journey. Everything was so relatable and so funny even during the really hard parts. It’s an amazing read and I’m so glad I stumbled across because of Smosh Mouth. Thank you, for sharing with us and helping us grow!

Beautiful

Beautiful. Vivid. Moving. Everything you would expect from Anna Konkle and more. A privilige to read.