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Running with Scissors

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Running with Scissors is a memoir by Augusten Burroughs detailing his bizarre childhood after being sent to live with his mother's psychiatrist and his eccentric family. The book explores themes of mental illness, family dysfunction, and the search for identity.
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Publication year
2002
ISBN-13
9780312422271
Pages
304
Language
English
Subjects
MemoirDysfunctional FamilyHumor1970s AmericaPsychiatryComing-of-AgeNonfiction

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