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Running with Scissors: A Memoir Book
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Amazon
Running with Scissors This is the story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of grandeur) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa Claus and a certifiable lunatic. Suddenly at the age of 12, Augusten found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian house in perfect squalor. Full description
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Foyles
The #1 New York Times BestsellerAn Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the YearNow a Major Motion PictureThis is the true story of a boy who wanted to grow up with the Brady Bunch, but ended up living with the Addams Family. Augusten Burroughs's mother gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa Claus and a certifiable lunatic into the bargain. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients and a sinister man living in the garden shed completed the tableau. The perfect squalor of their dilapidated Victorian house, there were no rules and there was no school. The Christmas tree stayed up until summer and Valium was chomped down like sweets. And when things got a bit slow, there was always the ancient electroshock therapy machine under the stairs...'This is the Brady Bunch on Viagra... it is impossible not to laugh at all the jokes; to admire the sardonic, fetid tone; to wonder, slack-jawed and agog, at the sheer looniness of the vista he conjures up' -- Rachel Cooke, Observer
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Play
This is the story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of grandeur) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist a dead ringer for Santa Claus and a certifiable lunatic into the bargain. Suddenly at the age of 12 Augusten found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian house in perfect squalor. The doctor's bizarre family a few patients and a paedophile living in the garden shed completed the tableau. Here there were no rules or school. The Christmas tree stayed up until Summer and valium was chomped down like sweets. When things got a bit slow there was always the ancient electroshock therapy machine under the stairs. ; ; ;
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Blackwell
This is the true story of a boy who wanted to grow up with the Brady Bunch, but ended up living with the Addams Family. Augusten Burroughs's mother gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa Claus and a certifiable...
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BookDepository
Running With Scissors : Paperback : Atlantic Books : 9781843541516 : : 12 Feb 2004 : Augusten Burroughs's jaw-dropping memoir, out now in paperback: 'Adrian Mole scripted by Hieronymous Bosch' Fiona Hook, The Times
- 1843541513
- 9781843541516
- Augusten Burroughs
- 12 February 2004
- Atlantic Books
- Paperback (Book)
- 320
- New edition
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