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In this psychologically gripping memoir, Blake Allmendinger returns to his childhood home after a forty-year absence. His homecoming to the struggling farming community of Rocky Ford, Colorado, formerly known as the Melon Capital of the World, forces the author to confront his own sad and disturbing history, one that parallels his hometown's decline. Allmendinger's family was dominated by his emotionally and mentally unstable mother, who became depressed while living in Rocky Ford as a young woman. For the rest of her life she abused the members of her family, creating tensions that remained

Adult children of divorced parents --- Baby boom generation --- Baby boomers --- Boomers, Baby --- Generation, Baby boom --- Post-war generation --- Postwar generation --- Generations --- Population --- ACDs --- Divorced parents' adult children --- Divorced parents --- Children of divorced parents --- Rocky Ford (Colo.) --- Rocky Ford, Colo. --- Social life and customs