Going back to your parents’ home when you’re already an adult married woman is not easy. And when your family is so energetic and even slightly crazy—it's twice as hard. But circumstances force Patricia to do exactly that… An autobiographical book by one of the most witty American poets and writers. A story about childhood in a poor Midwestern place littered with nuclear waste; about her father—an eccentric Catholic priest-rocker; her mother, who speaks cryptic koans; her first love and the courage to be herself. A bold story that is both touching and funny about the fact that adults can still remain frivolous and candid.