Only Love Can Break a Heart, but a Shoe Sale Can Come Close: A Cathy Collection

Cathy Guisewite's iconic single-panel comic strip, collected here in a 1992 Andrews McMeel paperback, distills the relatable, hilarious angst of modern womanhood into a single, perfect title. This volume gathers the daily trials of Cathy, her perpetually dieting struggles, and her fraught romance with Irving, capturing the era's anxieties about love, work, and shopping with a timeless, self-deprecating wit. As a cornerstone of late-20th-century newspaper comics, Guisewite's work resonates for its sharp, affectionate portrayal of life's small, universal frustrations.