Product Description From Mary Karr, author of the best-selling THE LIARS' CLUB, comes this vibrant, often hilarious, story of her tumultuous teens and sexual coming-of-age. She told the prizewinning tale of her hardscrabble Texas childhood with enough literary verve to spark a renaissance in memoir. THE LIARS' CLUB rode the top of the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller list for more than a year, and publications ranging from THE NEW YORKER to PEOPLE picked it as one of the best books of the year. But it left people wondering: How'd that scrappy kid make it out of there? CHERRY dares to tell that story. Karr picks up the trail and dashes off into her teen years with customary sass, only to run up against the paralyzing self-doubt of a girl in bloom. "Karr's edgy, brilliant prose takes readers deep inside a girl's stormy, ardent adolescence. Funny and profound." (Amazon.com) From the Publisher 7 1.5-hour cassettes From AudioFile Karen White reads CHERRY, which continues the memoir that began with THE LIAR'S CLUB. This book is a reminder that the so-called good old high school years can be a time of great turmoil and temptation. White adopts an assertive, no-nonsense persona that still shows signs of vulnerability and bravado. She is convincing as a teenager confronting hard questions and not always showing the best judgment in making choices. White's decision not to take on an exaggerated Texan accent adds to the universality of the characters and the experience. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine