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Even when others get away from you, you should never get away from yourself. This simple truth became Terry Helwig's lifeline as she was obligated to increase up too early. Terry was raised the oldest of six women in the big-sky country of the North american Southwest, where she went to 12 institutions in 11 years. Helwig's stepfather, Davy, a good-hearted and loving man, happily purchased a mobile home to enable his family to go more easily in one oil town to another, where Davy eked out a living in the oil domains. Terry's mom, Carola Jean, a crazy rose whose love often pierced those who tried to claim her, got little fascination with the confines of home and motherhood. In Davy's lack, she searched for companionship in local watering holes-a pastime she dubbed "visiting Timbuktu". She consistently left Terry responsible for the household and her five youthful sisters. Despite Carola Jean's genuine efforts to "better herself", her life spiraled ever downward as Terry struggled to keep carefully the family whole. In the midst of transience and upheaval, Terry and her sisters forged an unusual connection of sisterhood that withstood the erosion of Davy and Carola Jean's relationship. But ultimately, to keep her own dreams alive, Terry got to decide when to hold to what she cherished and when to let go. Unflinching in its portrayal, yet informed with laughter and compassion, Terry Helwig's luminous memoir, Moonlight on Linoleum, explores a family's inner and outer panoramas of trust, despair, and redemption. It will make you have a good laugh, cry, and food cravings for more.

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