Description: Sex, drugs, and … bug stew? In the vein of The Glass Castle and Wild, Cea Sunrise Person's compelling memoir of a childhood spent with her dysfunctional counter-culture family in the Canadian wilderness—a searing story of physical, emotional, and psychological survival.In the late 1960s, riding the crest of the counterculture movement, Cea's family left a comfortable existence in California to live off the land in the Canadian wilderness. But unlike most commune dwellers of the time, the Persons weren't trying to build a new society—they wanted to escape civilization altogether. Led by Cea's grandfather Dick, they lived a pot-smoking, free-loving, clothing-optional life under a canvas tipi without running water, electricity, or heat for the bitter winters.Living out her grandparents' dream with her teenage mother Michelle, young Cea knew little of the world beyond her forest. She spent her summers playing nude in the meadow and her winters snowshoeing behind the grandfather she idolized. Despite fierce storms, food shortages, and the occasional drug-and-sex-infused party for visitors, it seemed to be a mostly happy existence. For Michelle, however, now long separated from Cea's father, there was one crucial element missing: a man. When Cea was five, Michelle took her on the road with a new boyfriend. As the trio set upon a series of ill-fated adventures, Cea began to question both her highly unusual world and the hedonistic woman at the centre of it—questions that eventually
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Features: Unabridged
Run Time: 9.54 hrs
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Narrator: Cea Sunrise Person
Intended Audience: Adults
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Type: Audiobook
Book Title: North of Normal : a Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived both
Author: Cea Sunrise Person
Format: Compact Disc
Language: English
Topic: Women, Personal Memoirs, Literary
Publisher: HarperCollins CA, The Limited
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
