Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Truly an insightful memoir of a very difficult childhood and youth. Kim Rich, “Johnny’s Girl” Is Now All Grown Up, 49 Writers: The Memoir: A guest post by Kim Rich, Amazon: Johnny’s Girl: A Daughter’s Memoir of Growing Up, State of Alaska Health Impact Assessment Program, The Latest Adventures of Alaskan Mystery Writer, Dana Stabenow, Celebrating the Loussac Library’s 25th Anniversary. I worked with the daughter of the girl in the story, so it hit close to home with me. Refresh and try again. Kim's true story is a tale of a woman's search for her parent's secrets. I was not disappointed. She describes both the good and bad in her parents. The style is professional and easy to follow. I picked up this book while I was visiting Anchorage because I wanted to learn about its history, or should I say, its story. There's something great about a paperback book: They're perfect book club choices, you can throw them in your bag and go, and they've been out in... Kim Rich was an ordinary girl trapped in an extraordinary childhood, someone who dreamed of going to parties and getting good grades while living in an after-hours hell of pimps and con men. September 1st 1999 There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. It was a moving memoir of a most unusual family during the pipeline days in Anchorage. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. The cover entices readers to learn about the underworld in Alaska, such as it was. She now lives in the lower 48, outside of Alaska. A testament to her inne. ORIGINAL BROADCAST: July 25, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. I enjoyed the first person detail, and the surrounding history and description of Anchorage that enriched the memories. This memoir was written by a friend of my mom's, who remembers going over to Kim Rich's house and witnessing some of the goings on. Kim Rich longed for normalcy, yet she was inescapably her father's child, and she had no choice but to grow up fast. Kim Rich was an ordinary girl trapped in an extraordinary childhood, someone who dreamed of going to parties and getting good grades while living in an after-hours hell of pimps and con men. Her mother was a stripper and B-girl: her father was a major player in the underworld of Anchorage, Alaska in the sixties, a city flush with newfound oil money. Her mother died after being hospitalized for her mental issues when Kim was a young girl. I recommend this book to all. Her father was murdered when she was in her teens, but Kim survived tragedy, got an education, and has had a successful career as a journalist. The story is engaging, but at times hard to follow due to the large number of people that appear and disappear intermittently. This book chronicled the life of the author growing up in Anchorage, AK, where her father was involved with gambling and prostitution enterprises. Her mother was a stripper and B-girl: her father was a major player in the underworld of Anchorage, Alaska in the sixties, a city flush with newfound oil money. Shipping and handling. I grew up in Anchorage at the same time that the author did (she is two years older than me) and though I did not know her I started reading the book because I looked forward to hearing my home town described during the time I was growing up. I grew up in Anchorage and I never knew about the dark side of the city like this. Interesting only because of learning Alaska’s history. I grew up in Anchorage at the same time that the author did (she is two years older than me) and though I did not know her I started reading the book because I looked forward to hearing my home town described during the time I was growing up. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I was impressed with the amount of research that the author did into the lives of her. Only after her father was gruesomely murdered and Kim became a journalist was she able to fill in the missing pieces of one American dream gone horribly wrong. This book started out interesting and then along about Chapter 11 it became un-put-downable. All rights reserved. “This memoir poses the question, ‘Which offenses from our childhood are forgivable and which ones are not?’ [Rich’s] book is…the story of a gutsy child’s survival, the kind that should go straight to the heart.”, “Rich does an amazing job of searching out legal and hospital records, plus letters and diaries of her dead parents, and of interviewing cops, lawyers, former B-girls, and family members,---all in a effort to lay to rest the ghosts within her…Compelling.”         ---Kirkus Review. She looks back with a clear-eyed view, interviews the people who knew her parents, and tries to understand the lives she shared. Please try your request again later. Psychiatry has come a long way since then. Kim is now married and is the mom of three. $3.79. Interesting story of the author’s unconventional childhood. Great reading for history, partially Alaskan history, and biography enthusiasts. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.

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