*?The night the trailer burned down, I think Daddy was the one who set it on fire... . ?* For a long time, Edie thought she had escaped. It started in an Appalachian trailer park, where a young girl dreamed of becoming a doctor. But every day, Edie woke up...
*?The night the trailer burned down, I think Daddy was the one who set it on fire... . ?*
For a long time, Edie thought she had escaped. It started in an Appalachian trailer park, where a young girl dreamed of becoming a doctor. But every day, Edie woke up to her reality: a poverty-stricken world where getting out seemed impossible. Where, at twelve years old, she taught herself to drive a truck so she could get her drunk daddy home from the bar. Where the grownups ate while the children went hungry. Where, when the family trailer burned down, she couldn?t be caught squawlin? over losing her things?she just had to be grateful anyone had remembered to save her at all.
And at the center of it all, there was her daddy. She never knew when he would show up; she learned the hard way that she couldn?t count on him to protect her. But it didn?t matter: All she wanted was to make him proud. Against all odds, Edie ?made doctor,? achieving everything that had once seemed beyond her reach. But her past caught up with her?and it would take her whole life burning down once again for Edie to be finally able to face the truth about herself, her family, and her relationship with God. Readers of *The Glass Castle* will treasure this refreshing and raw redemption story, a memoir for anyone who has ever hungered for home, forgiveness, and the safe embrace of a father's love.
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*?The night the trailer burned down, I think Daddy was the one who set it on fire... . ?* For a long time, Edie thought she had escaped. It started in an Appalachian trailer park, where a young girl dreamed of becoming a doctor. But every day, Edie woke up...
*?The night the trailer burned down, I think Daddy was the one who set it on fire... . ?*
For a long time, Edie thought she had escaped. It started in an Appalachian trailer park, where a young girl dreamed of becoming a doctor. But every day, Edie woke up to her reality: a poverty-stricken world where getting out seemed impossible. Where, at twelve years old, she taught herself to drive a truck so she could get her drunk daddy home from the bar. Where the grownups ate while the children went hungry. Where, when the family trailer burned down, she couldn?t be caught squawlin? over losing her things?she just had to be grateful anyone had remembered to save her at all.
And at the center of it all, there was her daddy. She never knew when he would show up; she learned the hard way that she couldn?t count on him to protect her. But it didn?t matter: All she wanted was to make him proud. Against all odds, Edie ?made doctor,? achieving everything that had once seemed beyond her reach. But her past caught up with her?and it would take her whole life burning down once again for Edie to be finally able to face the truth about herself, her family, and her relationship with God. Readers of *The Glass Castle* will treasure this refreshing and raw redemption story, a memoir for anyone who has ever hungered for home, forgiveness, and the safe embrace of a father's love.
All the Pretty Things$32.99
Koorong code451889
ISBN9781496403384
Pages320
PublisherTyndale Momentum
Publication date20 September 2016
Dimensions12 x 137 x 205mm
Weight0.317kg
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This book was an enjoyable read, filled with raw emotions as you travelled through the story of Edie's life. She was very real and not afraid to tell her life as it was, being open about different mistakes and regrets that she had walked through. The writing style was easy to engage with and the content brought out topics such as navigating through the trials and triumphs of life and understanding the light amidst the pains of the past. Although this book felt deep at times, her story showed how the ashes of the past can be turned into beauty and redemption can be found in the rubble.
