Oh the Glory of It All

Oh the Glory of It All Wydawca: Penguin Books Opis produktu "In the beginning we were happy. And we were always excessive. So in the beginning we were happy to excess." With these opening lines Sean Wilsey takes us on an exhilarating tour of life in the strangest, wealthiest, and most grandiose of families. Sean's mother is a 1980s society-page staple, regularly entertaining Black Panthers and movie stars in her marble and glass penthouse. His enigmatic father uses a jet helicopter to drop Sean off at the video arcade and lectures his son on proper hygiene in public restrooms. When Sean, "the kind of child who sings songs to sick flowers," turns nine years old, his father divorces his mother and marries her best friend. Sean's life blows apart. His mother has a "vision" of salvation that requires packing her Louis Vuitton luggage and traveling the globe, a retinue of multiracial children in tow. Follow Sean as he candidly recounts his life growing up in a wealthy family all while discovering who he is amongst San Francisco's social elite. Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents Specyfikacja SKU: WRDG002839769 EAN: 9780143036913 Waga: 445 g Author: Wilsey, Sean Binding: Paperback Pages: 512 Publication Year: 2006 BISAC Category 1: BIO026000 BISAC Category 2: BIO013000 BISAC Category 3: FAM052000