Now in paperback-in the bestselling tradition of The Glass Castle
and The Liar's Club comes the captivating memoir of a young girl
forced by her mother's instability to care for her siblings. Even
if others abandon you, you must never abandon yourself. This simple
truth became Terry Helwig's lifeline as she was forced to grow up
too soon. Terry grew up the oldest of six girls in the big-sky
country of the American Southwest, where she attended twelve
schools in eleven years. Helwig's stepfather Davy, a good-hearted
and loving man, proudly purchased a mobile home to enable his
family to move more easily from one oil town to another, where Davy
eked out a living in the oil fields. Terry's mother, Carola Jean, a
wild rose whose love often pierced those who tried to claim her,
had little interest in the confines of home and motherhood. In
Davy's absence, she sought companionship in local watering holes-a
pastime she dubbed "visiting Timbuktu." She repeatedly left Terry
in charge of the household and her five younger sisters. Despite
Carola Jean's genuine attempts to "better herself," her life
spiraled ever downward as Terry struggled to keep the family whole.
In the midst of transience and upheaval, Terry and her sisters
forged an uncommon bond of sisterhood that withstood the erosion of
Davy and Carola Jean's marriage. But ultimately, to keep her own
dreams alive, Terry had to decide when to hold on to what she loved
and when to let go. Unflinching in its portrayal, yet told with
humor and compassion, Terry Helwig's luminous memoir, Moonlight on
Linoleum, explores a family's inner and outer landscapes of hope,
despair, and redemption. It will make you laugh, cry, and hunger
for more.
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