The myth of perpetual summer

"A girl uncovers her family's history of mental illness against the background of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War in this moving coming-of-age tale that harkens to both The Glass Castle and Forrest Gump. Tallulah James comes from a long line of intelligent college professors with strong Southern roots ... and long-buried family secrets. Tallulah's childhood is a tumultuous one. Her mother is often absent as she puts her goals to sa...