This is the story of the music, politics and culture during a
seminal period of the ''baby boom'', 1958-1962. It''s an often
hilarious story told from a most unlikely point of view; a
precocious child born to a dirt-poor Southern woman. RAISING MAMA
is a memoir. The voice is from the point of view of a child who
became virtually an adult at age ten. RAISING MAMA is a road trip.
Larry Sullivan, the voice and lead character, attends eight schools
in five states in five years, 1958-1962. His mother''s favorite
husband is a career criminal and, for Larry, reality is one surreal
situation after another. RAISING MAMA is an American saga. It''s a
love story rivaling ROMEO & JULIET. It''s TOM SAWYER in Jack
Kerouac''s world. The stream of consciousness narration is a
literate voice from the underclass. Larry and his mother, Dot, are
Cherokee descendants and their life is a matriarchy in constant
conflict with the dominant culture. Larry is from Memphis,
Tennessee and watches Rock ''n Roll being born in his hometown. All
women who have committed to a relationship, had a child or
participated in the workforce will understand Dot''s plight. Few
will understand Dot''s reaction to her circumstances; sometimes
hilarious, but frequently tragic. The family is irrevocably
affected by the Cold War as Larry''s step-dad tries to go straight
for once. There is even a brush with infamy as MAMA works for one
night for one of Jack Ruby''s businesses. The narration describes
the late 1950''s as they were; with their racial tensions,
anti-Communism and the beginnings of Rock ''n Roll and the
counter-culture.
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