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Rain or Shine: A Family Memoir

Cyra McFadden

The daughter of a rodeo announcer, Cyra McFadden grew up on the circuit, traveling all over the West with her free-spirit, hell-raising parents. "Rain or Shine" is the story of Cyra's complex relationship with her eccentric relatives as she looks back with pride, regret, and humor on family life spent and misspent in the gaudy, gritty world of rodeo. 33 photos. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Memoir & AutobiographyMemoir & Autobiography · high confidenceMemoir & Autobiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Memoir & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> BiographyFamily, Childhood & AdoptionClass, Poverty & Inequality

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionMajor1987FinalistSecondary source
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