You with the Sad Eyes
A Memoir
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Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- Mar 3, 2026
- Page Count
- 304 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- ISBN-13
- 9780316594929
Price
$32.00Price
$42.00 CADFormat
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- Hardcover $32.00 $42.00 CAD
- ebook $14.99 $19.99 CAD
- Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $24.99
- Trade Paperback (Large Print) $34.00 $45.00 CAD
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“Not your typical celebrity memoir.” —Jimmy Kimmel
Unflinchingly honest and darkly funny, You with the Sad Eyes unveils a side of Christina Applegate we’ve never seen, forever cementing her formidable and iconoclastic legacy.
Christina Applegate came of age on sets and stages, expected to be on time, with lines learned, ready for lights-camera-action. What started as a financial necessity soon became an emotional escape from a tumultuous home life in the infamous Laurel Canyon scene of the 70s and 80s. She rocketed to stardom on the sitcom Married…with Children and went on to captivate audiences in classics like Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead…, Anchorman, and Dead to Me in her five-decade long career.
Then it all stopped. A Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis in 2021 confined her to a king-sized bed and the company of memories she’d rather forget: memories of the self-doubt and body dysmorphia that stalked her meteoric rise, of her mother’s fight against addiction and abuse after her father left, and of the tax life had taken on her body and mind that was suddenly coming due.
You with the Sad Eyes presents a remarkable woman and her legacy. In her own words, “I truly believe that books can make people feel less alone. That’s why I’m doing this. You with the Sad Eyes won’t be some big violin scratching for my life. But it will be real. It will be filled with the ups and downs, the humor and grief of life.
So here I am.
Real me.
Lots to say.”
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“This is not your typical celebrity memoir.”Jimmy Kimmel
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“An honest and darkly funny memoir.”USA Today
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“I’ve long been a fan of Christina Applegate, but her candid confessions while battling multiple sclerosis in recent years have made her particularly relatable.”New York Post
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“A refreshing and unflinching addition to your celebrity-memoir collection.”Harper’s Bazaar
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“When she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021… Applegate didn’t want to keep yet another secret. You With the Sad Eyes is the raw, honest result.”Salon, 9 Spring Memoirs You Won’t Want to Miss
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“[Applegate] tells a story of both happiness and resilience, even while grappling with self-doubt and depression in her early years, and with MS today.”The AARP Magazine
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“Child stardom wasn’t the end of her story as she continued her thriving acting career, starring in such movies as Anchorman and Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. But the blonde beauty faced a devastating crisis when she was diagnosed with MS in 2021. Applegate, 54…shar(es) her journey...”Parade Magazine, 20 Most Anticipated Books Coming in 2026
