After her father's suicide in 1977, 11-year-old Ann struggles with grief, alcoholism, and promiscuity. Exploring her sexuality and self-destruction, she finds solace in art, overcomes family secrets, and achieves acclaim as a filmmaker.
Aftersunsemi autobiographical · coming of age
The Hand of Godsemi autobiographical · 1980s
The Iron Claw1980s · 1970s
In Americasemi autobiographical · 1980s
X+Ydeath of father · coming of age
Minarisemi autobiographical · 1980s
The Fabelmanssemi autobiographical · coming of age
Christine1970s · suicide
Armageddon Timesemi autobiographical · 1980s
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missourialcoholism · suicide
The Squid and the Whalesemi autobiographical · 1980s
All That's Left of You1980s · 1970s
20th Century Women1970s · coming of age
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story1980s · 1970s
The Holdoversalcoholism · 1970s
The Time to Live and the Time to Diesemi autobiographical · coming of age
Honey Boysemi autobiographical
The Servantalcoholism
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.1970s · coming of age
Where the Crawdads Singalcoholism · coming of age
Memoir of a Snaildeath of father
35 Shots of Rumsuicide · coming of age
Plainclothesdeath of father
It's Kind of a Funny Storysuicide · coming of age