num_pages: 213
description: It was the 1950's, a time of calm, a time when all things were new and everything seemed possible. A few years before, a noble war had been won, and now life had returned to normal. For one little boy, however, life had become anything but "normal." To all appearances, he and his family lived an almost idyllic life. the father was a respected professor, the mother a witty and elegant lady, someone everyone loved. They were parents to three bright, smiling children:two boys, and a girl. To all appearances, their life seemed ideal. But it was, in fact, all appearances.
language: English
title: The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life
titlecomplete: The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life
genres: American, Literary Fiction, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography, Mental Illness, Mental Health, Biography Memoir, Nonfiction, Family
ratings_count: 1726
publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel hill