About I Love You and I’m Leaving You Anyway

I love You
Television writer Tracy McMillan managed to work her way into a killer Hollywood career—a privileged world of pool houses, premieres, and big-time producer deals—despite being the daughter of a fur-coat-wearing, El Dorado–driving, smooth-talking pimp named Freddie. But success couldn’t save her from the pattern of self-destructive choices—stemming from her history with her father—that would shape all of her romantic relationships. I Love You and I’m Leaving You Anyway is her comic, tragic, and ultimately victorious story, the riveting true tale of how having a father obsessed with women made her a woman obsessed with men.
And I’m Leaving You
Blessed with beauty and brains, Tracy had no problem attracting men. Marrying her first husband (a kind, stable MBA) before she was out of her teens, she quickly discovered the romantic contradiction that so many women face: the “right” kind of men feel wrong. And the wrong ones feel so, so right. Alternating between the nice guys she knew she should want, and the unavailable men who were compelling, Tracy found herself repeating the hurt that began when the man who loved her the most, her father, left her for prison when she was just three years old. Freddie’s absence meant a childhood filled with foster homes, a temperamental stepmother, and near constant upheaval. It took three marriages, the birth of a son, and, most important, resolving her relationship with her dad for Tracy to discover the truth about herself—a truth that finally set her free.
Anyway
This provocative, insightful, and humorous memoir isn’t a “woe is me” story of what went wrong. I Love You and I’m Leaving You Anyway is a story of what’s gone right—one woman’s journey to creating a fulfilling life and raising a son who taught her everything she needed to know about men, love, and, of course, herself. Heartwarming, funny, and unflinchingly real, it is an inspiring testament to the power of change that proves we can all grow from even our most flawed relationships.

About Tracy

Tracy McMillan is a television writer and memoirist, most recently on the Emmy Award–winning AMC series Mad Men. Previously, she wrote on Showtime’s United States of Tara, ABC’s Life on Mars, and NBC’s Journeyman. She’s also developing an as-yet-untitled series with Dreamworks Television. I Love You and I’m Leaving You Anyway is Tracy’s first book.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Tracy spent years in the foster-care system. After graduating from the University of Utah with a broadcast-journalism degree, she spent more than a decade writing and producing television news for outlets such as NBC Nightly News, KNBC-TV, and Access Hollywood. Tracy’s articles and essays have appeared in a number of print publications and websites. She is a regular performer at Sit-n-Spin on the Comedy Central stage in Los Angeles.
She is the mother of a 13-year-old boy, and lives in Los Angeles.
Her not-so-secret ambition is to have a talk show.
Connect with Tracy on Twitter: @tracymcmillan.

Tracy’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS

Tuesday, July 13th: Rundpinne
Monday, July 19th: Til We Read Again
Monday, July 26th: 47 and Starting Over
Tuesday, July 27th: Mocha Dad
Thursday, July 29th: Silver & Grace
Wednesday, August 4th: It’s All About Balance
Thursday, August 5th: Moms of Hue
Monday, August 9th: The Little Reader
Tuesday, August 10th: Speaking of Witch
Thursday, August 12th: Beastmomma
Tuesday, August 17th: Single Mama NYC
Wednesday, August 18th: Mely Speaks

My Review:
This is a deeply moving memoir that speaks of unending courage, surviving, and reaching for your dreams. This memoir is witty, gritty, and fabulous. I would recommend it to anyone that wants to read an uplifting book.