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Troubled - A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
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In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and
Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Other Wes Moore, and Someone Has
Led This Child to Believe, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing
up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite
universities, and pioneering the concept of "luxury beliefs"--ideas
and opinions that confer status on the upper class while inflicting
costs on the less fortunate. Rob Henderson was born to a
drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately
shuttling between ten different foster homes in California. When he
was adopted into a loving family, he hoped that life would finally
be stable and safe. Divorce, tragedy, poverty, and violence marked
his adolescent and teen years, propelling Henderson to join the
military upon completing high school. An unflinching portrait of
shattered families, desperation, and determination, Troubled
recounts Henderson's expectation-defying young life and juxtaposes
his story with those of his friends who wound up incarcerated or
killed. He retreads the steps and missteps he took to escape the
drama and disorder of his youth. As he navigates the peaks and
valleys of social class, Henderson finds that he remains on the
outside looking in. His greatest achievements--a military career,
an undergraduate education from Yale, a PhD from Cambridge--feel
like hollow measures of success. He argues that stability at home
is more important than external accomplishments, and he illustrates
the ways the most privileged among us benefit from a set of social
standards that actively harm the most vulnerable.
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Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
Rob Henderson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-982168-53-7 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-982168-53-6 |
Barcode: |
9781982168537 |
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