Too close to the falls

By Catherine Gildiner

Subjects: New york (n.y.), biography, Biography, Lewiston (n.y.), Manners and customs, New york (state), biography, Childhood and youth, New york (n.y.), social life and customs, Social life and customs, New york (state), social life and customs

Description: "Meet Cathy - she started full-time work at four to cure her hyperactivity. Her best friend is 30 years older and obsessed with gambling; her mother looks the part of a perfect 50s housewife but refuses to play it; while her workaholic father has been chosen by most of her class as Lewiston's present-day saint. She's met the town abortionist, delivered sleeping pills to Marilyn Monroe, stabbed the school bully with a compass and spiked her church's holy water with vodka. And she's just getting started"--Publisher's description.