Running with Scissors
of Augusten Burroughs (Goodreads Author)
Description
Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. So at the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor living with the doctorâs bizarre family, and befriending a pedophile who resided in the backyard shed. The story of an outlaw childhood where rules were unheard of, and the Christmas tree stayed up all year round, where Valium was consumed like candy, and if things got dull an electroshock- therapy machine could provide entertainment. The funny, harrowing and bestselling account of an ordinary boyâs survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304 pages
- Publisher Picador USA
- Publication Date June 1st 2003
- First Publication 07/10/02
- Language English
- ISBN 9780312422271
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
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