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Lucy’s writing invites reflection on resilience and the nuances of human experience, making her books compelling additions to the \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lucy-family-alphabet-by-judith-lucy-9780143010623","title":"The Lucy Family Alphabet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJudith Lucy has always used stories about her extraordinary family as material for her one-woman shows. Her mother was afraid of water and shampoo, ate only cream cheese and raspberry cordial, and refused to let Judith go swimming or turn off any appliances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer father wore makeup, loved car crashes, and pretended to be retarded to get into the football for free. And that was before she discovered she was adopted. At the age of 25. On Christmas Day. When her sister-in-law told her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer childhood fantasy that these crazy people were not really her parents had actually come true! They weren't! 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