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Fedden, Victoria.
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Fedden, Victoria.
Fedden, Victoria.
Bloggers -- Biography.
Blogs -- United States.
New mothers -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- Biography.
Women humorists, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Humorists, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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This is not my beautiful life : a memoir /
Victoria
Fedden
.
by
Fedden
,
Victoria
.
Picador, 2016.
Call #:
818.603 F292t
Subjects
Fedden
,
Victoria
.
Bloggers -- Biography.
Blogs -- United States.
New mothers -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- Biography.
Women humorists, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Humorists, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Women authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250075284 (pbk.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
321 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"A Picador original."--Cover.
Summary:
When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents' front door,
Victoria
Fedden
felt ill-prepared to meet them: She was weeks away from her due date and her T-shirt wasn't long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you've just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? The story of how
Victoria
lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. She struggles to change diapers, install car seats, and fend off the cast of shady, stranger-than-fiction characters (like the recovering addict who scored a reality show when he started an escort service for women) who populated her parents' world. A real-life Arrested Development that could only unfold in southern Florida, a memoir of a just-functional family.
Victoria
Fedden
received her MFA in Creative Writing from Florida Atlantic University. She is the author of the blog "Wide Lawns and Narrow Minds" and her personal essays have been anthologized in I Still Just Want to Pee Alone and Scary Mommy's Guide to Surviving the Holidays. She lives with her family in Fort Lauderdale.
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Memoirs.
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