burroughs, augusten

"For as long as Augusten Burroughs could remember, he knew things he shouldn't have known. He manifested things that shouldn't have come to pass. And he told exactly no one about this, save one person: his mother. His mother reassured him that it was all perfectly normal, that he was descended from a long line of witches, going back to the days of the early American colonies. And that this family tree was filled with witches. It was a bond that he and his mother shared - until the day she left him in the care of her psychiatrist to be raised in his family (but that's a whole other story). After that, Augusten was on his own"--Jacket flap.

Augusten Burroughs describes his experiences working in advertising in Manhattan and chronicles his battle with alcoholism.

The author chronicles his life from age twelve to sixteen, living in the bizarre home of his mother's psychiatrist, where he was sexually abused by the doctor's thirty-three-year-old adopted son.

The author chronicles his adolescence and young adulthood, describing the sexual and psychological abuse he suffered in the home of his mother's psychiatrist after she abandoned him there when he was twelve years old.

Presenst a memoir of Augusten Burroughs' relationship with his father, which consisted of abuse, aloofness, and betrayal.

Presenst a memoir of Augusten Burroughs' relationship with his father, which consisted of abuse, aloofness, and betrayal.

Presents a collection of true stories from the memoirs of bestselling author Augusten Burroughs.