{"product_id":"oh-the-glory-of-it-all","title":"Oh the Glory of It All","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOh the Glory of It All\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSean Wilsey\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780143036913\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Publishing Group\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e482\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eUsed Copy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In the beginning we were happy. And we were always excessive. So in the beginning we were happy to excess.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith these opening lines Sean Wilsey takes us on an exhilarating tour of life in the strangest, wealthiest, and most grandiose of families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSean's mother is a 1980s society-page staple, regularly entertaining Black Panthers and movie stars in her marble and glass penthouse. His enigmatic father uses a jet helicopter to drop Sean off at the video arcade and lectures his son on proper hygiene in public restrooms. When Sean, \"the kind of child who sings songs to sick flowers,\" turns nine years old, his father divorces his mother and marries her best friend. Sean's life blows apart. His mother has a \"vision\" of salvation that requires packing her Louis Vuitton luggage and traveling the globe, a retinue of multiracial children in tow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow Sean as he candidly recounts his life growing up in a wealthy family all while discovering who he is amongst San Francisco's social elite.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Oh the Glory of It All | Sean Wilsey | Paperback | 9780143036913 | Used: Very Good | Memoir 1666454","offer_id":48701119299736,"sku":"1666454","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Oh the Glory of It All | Sean Wilsey | Paperback | 9780143036913 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks C 1759524","offer_id":49198315798680,"sku":"1759524","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61GkDCBbZOL.jpg?v=1773772531","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/oh-the-glory-of-it-all","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}