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Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother 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 doctor’s 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 boy’s survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Picador USA

Release: June 01, 2003

ISBN: 031242227X

ISBN 13: 9780312422271

Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother 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 doctor’s 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 boy’s survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Picador USA

Release: June 01, 2003

ISBN: 031242227X

ISBN 13: 9780312422271

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