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“Long known as a poet among songwriters, Rodney Crowell brings his considerable lyric gifts and his innate Texas storytelling talent to the page. This childhood is not one you’d sign up for—hardscrabble, alcohol-sodden, violent enough to jar your eyeteeth. Yet Crowell’s love for his family finds humor and redemption in every riveting scene. By turns wild and tender, it kept me up all night.” —Mary Karr