Risking the rapids: how my wilderness adventure healed my childhood

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Readers who were riveted by the beautifully written and powerful stories of Jeannette Walls and Cheryl Strayed will be moved by this true tale of a midwestern girl overcoming and healing from her brutal childhood.;Intro; Praise for Risking the Rapids; Praise for Irene O'Garden's Work; Copyright; Table of Contents; Panorama; Tangletown, Midcentury; Montana 2014, Day One: Loading Up; The Oaken Field; Long Live the Milkman; Within These Walls; Montana, Day One: Tenting Tonight; The Family Journal; Montana, Day Two: Practice; Between the Lines; A Crystal Cave; Twinkles; Montana Day Three: Angels on Horseback; Shifting Sands; Into the Spotlight; Fatherland; The Old Pew; Montana, Day Four: On the Raft; Burglar; Family Portrait; Up to the Lake; In the Car; At the Lake; The Hook in the Heart; Lake Ways Intro Praise for Risking the Rapids Praise for Irene O'Garden's Work Copyright Table of Contents Panorama Tangletown, Midcentury Montana 2014, Day One: Loading Up The Oaken Field Long Live the Milkman Within These Walls Montana, Day One: Tenting Tonight The Family Journal Montana, Day Two: Practice Between the Lines A Crystal Cave Twinkles Montana Day Three: Angels on Horseback Shifting Sands Into the Spotlight Fatherland The Old Pew Montana, Day Four: On the Raft Burglar Family Portrait Up to the Lake In the Car At the Lake The Hook in the Heart Lake Ways Montana, Day Five: In CampA Blur of Sins Good Grooming The Cart Very Personally Yours Not Normal Exposure The Living Water Montana, Day Five: Beach Eats Creating My Own Reality Renovation Motherland At Gobby's Knee Vigils Montana, Day Five: That Sound Rocky Terrain A Nameless Night Dad's Plaid Gibraltar Topples Montana, Day Six: Focus Sibland Measures Taken Mercury The Determined Empty Chair Maladroit Montana, Day Six: Aiming for Hazards Ravine Curious Old Path Montana, Day Six: Curdles and Limits Between Here and Heaven Montana, Day Six: Inclinations Wills Read and WrittenMontana, Day Seven: Bequests Thanksgiving 2013 Piecing Together Montana, Day Eight: No Second Chance Gifts of Family Anniversary Panorama's Edge Acknowledgments About the Author