description: This book, reminiscent of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in tone, is a poignant memoir from the author of 'Abacus' and 'The Devil's Tour'. Mary Karr grew up in a swampy East Texas refinery town, with a mother whose outlaw spirit could tip over into psychosis and a heavy-drinking, fist-swinging father.
language: English
title: The Liars' Club
titlecomplete: The Liars' Club
genres: Memoir, Adult, Biography, Womens, Southern, Biography Memoir, Autobiography, Coming Of Age, Book Club, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 67331
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction Writers, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography/Autobiography
publisher: Picador