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In this memoir, Mary Karr recounts her formative teenage years growing up in Texas. She describes the challenges of self‑doubt, rebellion against authority, and the social customs that shaped her adolescence, while also touching on themes such as drug use and the search for identity among young women.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Mary Karr
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