Hollis Gillespie used to be embarrassed about having an alcoholic, trailer-salesman dad and a bomb-making mom with broken dreams of being a beautician. If anyone asked about her family, she would tell them her parents were wealthy and that she came from a refined background. She never mentioned the time they lived in a mobile home two miles north of the Tijuana border.
"Trailer Trashed" is a collection of interconnected essays, ranging from hilarious to heart-breaking, all on one broad theme—Hollis Gillespie's relationships with her equally offbeat sisters, her precocious daughter, her bizarre friends, and the people they love. Think David Sedaris meets "Thelma & Louise."
"If David Sedaris had a vagina and wasn't such a pussy, he'd write like Hollis Gillespie." --Bust magazine
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Hollis Gillespie used to be embarrassed about her hard-drinking, trailer-salesman dad and her missile-making mom with broken dreams of becoming a beautician. But that was then. This is now.
Trailer Trashed is a hilarious and blisteringly honest collection of essays that follows an offbeat single mom through the journey of her life from finding solace wherever trailer hookups were found, to kidnapping a meth-addicted friend in need of rehab, to pondering over whether to use her bartender’s young sperm from his old self or old sperm from his young self. In short, Hollis’s prospects of climbing her way out of the riotous lunacy from whence she came sometimes do seem dubious indeed.
Brimming with irreverent, side-splitting observations on life that will wow fans of Augusten Burroughs and Sarah Vowell, this is an irresistible, roller coaster ride
of a book.
Ride with me,” Hollis’s father used to say, and she’d hop into his Chevrolet Corvair. And off they’d go again to no place in particular, happily so. Trailer Trashed is like these rides in the end it’s not where you go, but the ride to get you there that matters.
If you enjoy your humor twisted like a molly bolt, Gillespie is your gal. One
of the few writers who require stretching warm-ups to avoid pulling something
in a laughing seizure.” Tim Dorsey, author of Atomic Lobster Can a book be bust-out hilarious and also break your heart? Hollis Gillespie’s
roller coaster memoir, Trailer Trashed, does just that. In it she manages to remember not only herself, but each of us as well.
Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and The Midnight Twins
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Seller: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Polisky, James (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 1599213850-3-33543240
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Polisky, James (illustrator). First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported. Seller Inventory # 1599213850-8-1
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Polisky, James (illustrator). 1st. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 4193583-6
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Polisky, James (illustrator). 1st. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 12469240-6
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Polisky, James (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_399956998
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Polisky, James (illustrator). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00080137081
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: TextbookRush, Grandview Heights, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Polisky, James (illustrator). Expedited orders RECEIVED in 1-5 business days within the United States. Orders ship SAME or NEXT business day. We proudly ship to APO/FPO addresses. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!. Seller Inventory # 45946763
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Polisky, James (illustrator). Seller Inventory # Abebooks532663
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Polisky, James (illustrator). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!. Seller Inventory # Q-1599213850
Quantity: 1 available