Lunchladies Bought My Prom Dress

<p><em>Lunchladies Bought My Prom Dress</em> is a searingly honest at times heartbreakingly comedic memoir about growing up poor in America. </p><p><br></p><p>Heather Ream is a gifted child at the center of a family bound by love but trapped in a cycle of dysfunction. Living in the projects in Knoxville Tennessee Heather's mother approaches life with a vivacious ferocity that's both awe-inspiring and terrifying. Heather's father is the gentle heart of the family a former Christian-pastor-turned-artist who whispers awake the creative soul of his young daughter.</p><p><br></p><p>When a stunning tragedy splits the family apart Heather is left to face her teenage years broke fat and trying to imagine a place for herself in a world that seems designed to diminish her at every turn. But in the rubble of loss she finds the scrappy pride of a survivor and in the midst of scarcity a sisterhood built upon generosity and hope</p>