In the summer of 1974, a fourteen-year-old girl in Dolton, Illinois, had a dream.

A dream to become an actor, like her idols Ron Howard and Vicki Lawrence. But it was a long way from the South Side of Chicago to Hollywood. The funny thing is, though, her dream came true. Through a series of happy accidents, Jane Lynch created an improbable - and hilarious - path to success. In those early years, despite her dreams, she was consumed with anxiety, feeling out of place

in both her body and her family. To deal with her worries about her sexuality, she escaped in positive ways - such as joining a high school chorus not unlike the one in Glee - but she also found destructive outlets. Drinking almost every night of her freshman year of high school she developed a mean and judgemental streak similar to her on-screen alter ego, Sue Sylvester.

Then, at thirty-one, she started to get her life together. She was finally able to embrace her sexuality, come out to her parents, and quit drinking for good. Soon after, a Frosted Flakes commercial and a chance meeting in a coffee shop led to a role in the Christopher Guest movie Best in Show, which helped her get cast in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Then, of course, came the two lucky accidents that truly changed her life: getting lost in a hotel led to an introduction to her future wife, Lara, and then a series she'd signed up for was abruptly cancelled, making it possible for her to take the role of .

Sue Sylvester in Glee, which made her a megastar.

Today, Jane Lynch has finally found the contentment she thought she'd never have. A comic memoir and a story of real-life luck, this is a book for both the rabid Glee fan and for anyone who needs a new perspective on life, love, and success.

Jane Lynch grew up on the South Side of Chicago and currently lives in Los Angeles. She married Dr Lara Embry in 2010, and was lucky enough to get two daughters in the deal.