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Running with scissors a memoir

A true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist. At the age of twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in a squalored state. Co-inhabitants of the doctor's bizarre family included some pa...

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Main Author: Burroughs, Augusten.
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: New York : Audio Renaissance : Distributed by Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC, [p2006].
Edition: [2nd ed.]
Subjects:
Burroughs, Augusten > Childhood and youth.
Burroughs, Augusten > Homes and haunts > Massachusetts > Amherst.
Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography.
Massachusetts > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Amherst (Mass.) > Social life and customs.
Summary: A true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist. At the age of twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in a squalored state. Co-inhabitants of the doctor's bizarre family included some patients and a pedophile. There were no house rules and no schooling. And the Christmas tree stayed up until summer!
Item Description: Audio Renaissance: R4 278676-2.
Unabridged.
Stock numbers from rear hub of discs.
Subtitle from container.
Physical Description: 7 sound discs (9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Issued also on cassette.
Format: Compact disc.
Audience: Recommended for mature audiences.
Production Credits: Produced by Paul Ruben.
ISBN: 1427200718 :
9781427200716
Author Notes: Augusten Burroughs is also the author of Sellevision, and is currently working on Dry, the second volume of his memoirs. He lives in New York City.

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