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Additional Authors	Gibson, Julia.
Publication Info	Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2005.
Year Published	2005
Description	10 sound discs (11 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes	In container (17 cm.). Title from container. "Unabridged Memoir"--Container. "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. Compact disc. Performed by Julia Gibson. Jeannette Walls tells the story about her childhood. She talks about living like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Retreating to the dismal West Virginia mining town--and the family-- her father, Rex Walls, had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
Subject Headings	Walls, Jeannette. \| Children of alcoholics -- Biography. -- United States \| Children of alcoholics -- Biography. -- West Virginia -- Welch \| Dysfunctional families -- Case studies. -- United States \| Dysfunctional families -- Case studies. -- West Virginia -- Welch \| Poor -- Biography. -- West Virginia -- Welch \| Homeless persons -- Family relationships. -- New York (State) -- New York \| Audiobooks.

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