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A chronicle of a family that unraveled. Debra Gwartney loved her two oldest daughters like she loved herself. And they loved her in return. But Debra got a divorce, moved the family from Arizona to Oregon, and relations with her daughters got worse and worse. Finally, at the ages of thirteen and fourteen, they ran away. In this evergreen, unnarrated story, accompanied by haunting music, Debra and her daughters try to retrace what, exactly, went wrong.
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Piece Description
A chronicle of a family that unraveled. Debra Gwartney loved her two oldest daughters like she loved herself. And they loved her in return. But Debra got a divorce, moved the family from Arizona to Oregon, and relations with her daughters got worse and worse. Finally, at the ages of thirteen and fourteen, they ran away. In this evergreen, unnarrated story, accompanied by haunting music, Debra and her daughters try to retrace what, exactly, went wrong.
Broadcast History
First broadcast on This American Life, March 2002
Timing and Cues
INTRO: Debra Gwartney loved her two oldest daughters like she loved herself. And they loved her in return. But when Debra got a divorce and moved the family from Arizona to Oregon, relations with her daughters got worse and worse. Finally, at the ages of thirteen and fourteen, the two girls ran away. Sandy Tolan produced this story for the World Views series from Homelands Productions.
OUTRO: That piece was produced by Sandy Tolan of Homelands Productions. For more information, visit www.homelands.org.
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Posted on June 28, 2012 at 03:27 PM | Permalink
Best doc I've heard
This piece killed me. Love the lack of narration. Brilliant!