{"product_id":"book-k5wt","title":"Destroy This House","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Incredible…riveting.” —Dax Shepard, \u003ci\u003eArmchair Expert \u003c\/i\u003epodcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Liars’ Club\u003c\/i\u003e, a tender, heartbreaking, and hilarious memoir chronicling the challenges of growing up with a desperately scheming father, a mother plagued by an acute hoarding disorder, and parenting parents while seeking independence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Long family’s love was fierce, their lifestyle bizarre, and their deceptions countless. Once her parents were gone, Amanda Uhle realized she was closer to them than anyone else, yet she found herself utterly confounded by the lives they had led.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAmanda’s striving fashion designer mother and her charismatic wheeler-dealer father wove a complex life together that spanned ten different homes across five states over forty perplexing years. Throughout her childhood, as her mother’s hoarding disorder flourished and her father’s schemes crumbled, contradictions abounded. They bartered for dental surgery and drove their massive Lincoln Town Car to the food bank. When financial ruin struck, they abandoned their repossessed mansion for humble parish housing, and Amanda’s father became a preacher. They swung between being filthy rich and dirt poor, devious and virtuous, lonely and loved, fake and real.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDestroy This House\u003c\/i\u003e, Amanda sets out to document her parents’ unbelievable exploits and her own hard-won escape into independence. With humor and tenderness, Uhle has crafted a heartfelt and utterly unique memoir, capturing the raucousness, pain, joy, and ultimately, the boundless love that exists between all parents and children.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49642531520816,"sku":"10k5wt","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49642531553584,"sku":"BDk5wt","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/k5wt-cover.jpg?v=1759352321","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-k5wt","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}