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This Is Not My Beautiful Life
This Is Not My Beautiful Life: A Memoir | Victoria Fedden
ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S TEN MOST ANTICIPATED MEMOIRS OF THE SEASON IF YOU THINK IT SUCKS TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS WHEN YOU’RE THIRTY-SIX AND NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, JUST WAIT TILL THE DEA COMES KNOCKING (WITH THE IRS IN TOW): WELCOME TO VICTORIA FEDDEN’S LIFE. When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents’ front door, Victoria Fedden felt ill-prepared to meet them: She was weeks away from her due date and her T-shirt wasn’t long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you’ve just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? She was pretty sure that wasn’t covered in What to Expect When You’re Expecting—and she really hoped that Bradford Cohen, the noted criminal defense attorney who famously waived his exemption on The Apprentice, would prove them innocent. This Is Not My Beautiful Life is the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. No one ever said motherhood would be easy, but as she struggles to change diapers, install car seats, and find the right drop-off line at pre-school—no easy task, when each one is named for a stage in the lifecycle of a f*cking butterfly—she’s also forced to ask herself whether a jump-suit might actually complement her mom’s platinum-blonde extensions and fend off the cast of shady, stranger-than-fiction characters (like the recovering addict who scored a reality show when he started an escort service for women) who populated her parents’ world. A real-life Arrested Development that could only unfold in southern Florida, This Is Not My Beautiful Life is a hilariously funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of a just-functional family you’ll never forget.
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tapgurl
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Enjoying this book as much as her first two which I think she self-published.

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Erynecki
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A memoir filled with over the top characters...it's my early fall beach read (if there is such a thing!) What a crazy story.. Really.

Megabooks Sounds cool! #ebc 8y
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Erynecki

A memoir filled with over the top characters...it's my early fall beach read (if there is such a thing!) What a crazy story.. Really.

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Erynecki

A memoir filled with over the top characters...it's my early fall beach read (if there is such a thing!) What a crazy story.. Really.

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Amps1312

Just downloaded this book for a new book club. Excited to read and discuss it!

Amps1312 Love how the first chapter immediately draws you in. I am intrigued to learn more about this family and especially the relationship between Victoria and her sister. I think it would be amazing to be pregnant at the same time as a sister but there could also be petty jealousies and insecurity. 8y
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