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    Child of the 60's
    Child of the 60's
    Child of the 60's
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    Child of the 60's

    By Patty Soza

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    This short story concerns childhood in the 1960’s as seen by the author, growing up in Southern California and how family and those around her influenced her worldview and prepared her for adulthood.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateApr 15, 2018
    ISBN9781387746217
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      Child of the 60's - Patty Soza

      Child of the 60's

      Child of the 60’s:  A Memoir

      2018

      Growing Up in Orange County

      My father and mother met in Hollywood in the 1940’s and were married in Las Vegas.  In classic Hollywood, Dezi Arnez and Lucille Ball were at the peak of their celebrity, and oddly, my parents resembled them.  My father was a handsome Spaniard and my mother, a milky white, freckled redhead who lived in a ramshackle house right on Hollywood Blvd, before the rural feel of the area was taken over by glamour.

      When things were especially difficult at home, I found ways to escape to put some distance between my family and me.  Almost all adults were drinking and

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