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Thirty Rooms to Hide in: Insanity, Addiction, and Rock 'n' Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic - Softcover
Synopsis
“’The Shining’ . . . but funnier.” That's how the author describes his memoir “Thirty Rooms To Hide In: Insanity, Addiction, and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic.”It's the story of six boys growing up in a great dark house in Minnesota, as the father – a respected surgeon – goes slowly insane. With winters raging outside and the father raging within, it is their mother's protection that allows the boys to have a wildly fun, thoroughly dysfunctional time growing up. With dark humor as the coin of their realm, and the Beatles as true north on their compass of Cool, the band of brothers make movies, start a rock & roll group, and wise-crack their way though a grim landscape of their father's insanity, Eisenhower's Cold War, fallout shelters, and JFK's assassination.
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Review
If you're looking for proof that the Great American Family Drama is alive and kicking, here it is. Luke Longstreet Sullivan's heart wrenching, poignant, and often hilarious family history is laid bare like a shattered bottle of bourbon. I wish more memoirs took the chances this one does. And reached such heights. This is a bravura work.
--Peter Geye, author of "Safe from the Sea"
If you re looking for proof that the Great American Family Drama is alive and kicking, here it is. Luke Longstreet Sullivan s heart wrenching, poignant, and often hilarious family history is laid bare like a shattered bottle of bourbon. I wish more memoirs took the chances this one does. And reached such heights. This is a bravura work.
Peter Geye, author of "Safe from the Sea"
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If you're looking for proof that the Great American Family Drama is alive and kicking, here it is. Luke Longstreet Sullivan's heart wrenching, poignant, and often hilarious family history is laid bare like a shattered bottle of bourbon. I wish more memoirs took the chances this one does. And reached such heights. This is a bravura work.
If you're looking for proof that the Great American Family Drama is alive and kicking, here it is. Luke Longstreet Sullivan's heart wrenching, poignant, and often hilarious family history is laid bare like a shattered bottle of bourbon. I wish more memoirs took the chances this one does. And reached such heights. This is a bravura work.
--Peter Geye, author of Safe from the Sea
About the Author
Luke Longstreet Sullivan is chair of the advertising department at the Savannah College of Art & Design. Born and raised in Rochester, Minnesota, he currently resides in Savannah, Georgia, with his wife and two sons.
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