Running with Scissors: A Memoir

Augusten Burroughs

ISBN 10: 1843541505 / ISBN 13: 9781843541509

Published by Atlantic Books, London, 2003

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Numbers are printed inside, 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. The first printing of the first edition. Name and date written on the front end paper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Running with Scissors: A Memoir
• Publisher: Atlantic Books, London
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843541505
• ISBN 13: 9781843541509
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First UK Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This is the story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of grandeur) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa Claus and a certifiable lunatic into the bargain. Suddenly at the age of 12, Augusten found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian house in perfect squalor. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients and a paedophile living in the garden shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules or school. The Christmas tree stayed up until Summer and valium was chomped down like sweets. When things got a bit slow, there was always the ancient electroshock therapy machine under the stairs.

About the Author

Augusten Burroughs is the author of Running with Scissors (Atlantic 2004), Dry (Atlantic 2005), Magical Thinking (Atlantic 2005) and Possible Side Effects (Atlantic 2007), all of which have been New York Times bestsellers and are published around the world. A film version of Running with Scissors starring Annette Benning and Gwyneth Paltrow was adapted for the screen by Ryan Murphy. Augusten has been named one of the fifteen funniest people in America by Entertainment Weekly. Sellevision is his latest book. He lives in New York City and western Massachusetts.