Growing Old

In 2001, the Surgeon General of the U.S. issued a report stating rejection as a greater risk for adolescent violence than drugs, poverty, or gang membership. In Growing Old: One Lucille Ball Moment at a Time, author Heather Westover takes a hard look at her life and recounts the hardships, pain, and spirit that drove her to rise above those feelings of not being good enough. It took her fifty years of hiccups and social tragedy to finally find a way to accept herself. The author is really h...