Book description
From the author:
'My father doesn't feature much in Running with Scissors. And
one of the reasons for this is because he didn't feature much in my
life. But there's another reason, too: Our relationship was so
complicated, so dark, so confusing and so big, that to tell the story
would require a book. So finally, upon the death of my father in 2005,
I decided to tell the story I have been most afraid yet most compelled
to tell.'
This prequel to international hit Running With Scissors tells
the story of Augusten's relationship with his tormented father: a man
who sent his wife mad and saw his other son run away from home, prior
to Augusten going into foster care. Harrowing, insightful and amusing
by turns.
Augusten Burroughs was born and raised in Western Massachusetts. His
first memoir,
Running with Scissors
remained on the
New York Times
bestseller list for over four consecutive years and was made into a
film in October 2006. He is also the author of
Dry
(2003),
Magical Thinking: True Stories
(2004) and
Possible Side Effects
(2006), and
Sellevision
(2000) all of which were instant bestsellers both in hardcover and
paperback.
