About the Author

Marv Wolfman is the former Editor-In-Chief of Marvel Comics and longtime comic writer. He wrote the landmark DC Comic series Crisis on Infinite Earths, created the character 'Bullseye' for Daredevil comics and the current iteration of Robin (Robin III/Tim Drake) for DC comics.

Reviews

* 'Like JD Salinger or Hemingway before her, Jeannette Walls has the talent of knowing exactly how to let a story tell itself, crafted without self-pity or analysis or judgement' Independent on Sunday * 'A terrific story, grippingly told' Sunday Times * 'Funny and brilliantly written' Evening Herald * 'There isn't a shred of self-pity in this deeply compassionate book' Marie Claire