Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven - What the Hell?!
Humor
By:
Jillian Van Hefty
COMING SOON!
What would Erma Bombeck make of Botox and Brazilian butt-lifts, gender-reveal parties, free-range children, designer dogs chillaxing in daycare, and the relentless tyranny of the smartphone? If you’ve ever caught yourself asking that question, Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven, What the Hell?! delivers the answer—one laugh-out-loud letter at a time.
In this deeply nostalgic and warmly irreverent book, Jillian Van Hefty imagines writing letters to the late, great Erma Bombeck, reporting from a world that seems to have lost its mind while insisting it’s “living its best life.”
With Bombeck’s spirit hovering somewhere between heaven and a perfectly organized junk drawer, Van Hefty skewers modern life’s absurdities—and as a result, creates a humorous yet tender reflection on how much has changed.
“This book is so funny, sharp, and sweet, I’m angry I didn’t write it myself.”
— Mike Reiss, Emmy-winning writer, producer, and show runner of The Simpsons
Often times I wonder what my mom would have written about if she were still alive today. Jillian Van Hefty’s book, Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven — What the Hell?!, answered that question. Observant and wickedly funny, she takes on aging, plastic surgery, trendy diets, and trendy parents. Anyone can hold a mirror up and show us who we are, but not many have the gift to make us laugh at it.”
— Matthew Bombeck, son of Erma Bombeck
I really enjoyed your manuscript, and am convinced my mom would be, or is, laughing, as well. Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven — What the Hell?! will help keep her legacy alive and, most important, people laughing at themselves and life in general.
— Andy Bombeck, son of Erma Bombeck