· Family is one of the most disturbing and terrifying, yet oddly captivating, books that I have ever read. As someone who only knows the barest facts about the Manson family murders, Micol Ostow's take on 17 year old Mel's descent into cult life is haunting and creepy/5(21). I have always been broken. I could have died. And maybe it would have been better if i had. It is a day like any other when seventeen-year-old Melinda hits the road for San Francisco, leaving behind her fractured home life and a constant assault on her self-esteem. Henry is the handsome, charismatic man who comes upon her, collapsed on a park bench, and offers love, a bright new consciousness 4/5(5). i have always been broken.i could have. died. and maybe it would have been better if i had. It is a day like any other when seventeen-year-old Melinda Jensen hits the road for San Francisco, leaving behind her fractured home life and a constant assault on her self-esteem. Henry is the handsome, charismatic man who comes upon her, collapsed on a park bench, and offers love, a bright new 4/5(5).
I have always been broken. I could have died. And maybe it would have been better if i had. It is a day like any other when seventeen-year-old Melinda hits the road for San Francisco, leaving behind her fractured home life and a constant assault on her self-esteem. Henry is the handsome, charismatic man who comes upon her, collapsed on a park bench, and offers love, a bright new consciousness. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Family by Micol Ostow (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! family by Micol Ostow. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, ,
Ostow reveals through the poems that Mel was disconnected from her mother and was sexually molested by her step-father whom she was instructed to refer to as "Uncle." This sets up the scenario for Mel to be looking for a place to belong when Henry finds her and invites her to join the family. A vivid but ponderous exploration in verse of lates-California cult life. Mel, broken by her uncaring mother's sexually abusive boyfriend, "Uncle" Jack, runs away from home with no plans beyond getting to San Francisco. Once there, without food or money, she's a sitting duck for the charismatic Henry, who promises Mel a new life with his family of "love and openness and / everyone caring. Review: Family by Micol Ostow. Posted on Ap by Shanyn. Title: Family Hardcover, pages Author: Micol Ostow Publisher: EgmontUSA Publication Date: April.
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