Amazing s memoir of a child's survival of childhood trauma and dysfunction. It's not overly descriptive and a bit straightforward. You wont get boggedAmazing s memoir of a child's survival of childhood trauma and dysfunction. It's not overly descriptive and a bit straightforward. You wont get bogged down in details as she tells just enough to relate feelings and emotions.
I feel this is a must read for all mandatory reporters. The details may compel you to intervene and save a life....more
There were so many poor reviews that I was compelled to read this--much to my delight I might add. This is indeed a short story. The kind that you'd hThere were so many poor reviews that I was compelled to read this--much to my delight I might add. This is indeed a short story. The kind that you'd have had to read in your Reading book in high school with a plot like you would've had to learn to write in English 101.
There is a Spring storm brewing in the mind of Marfa. Any day now, the drizzle is going to give way to the deluge that will wash away the grime of this Arizona mountainside trailer park. I question if, figuratively speaking, the cleaning that Lulu does actually keep her daughther-in-law grounded buying her more time, one cleaning session at a time. Especially since each time you sense the apparent climax, it fizzles out through a cleaning session.
This is for the curious. This is life at a certain trailer park, not at all intended to offend; but to lend color and a voice to those that would likely rather go unheard and undisturbed....more