My mother was a child of the Depression. Grew up very poor. Married my father at 18 because her mother made her get out of the house asap.

The rags to riches story concerns my father. His father was very rich, my father was abused by his father, my father failed, 'cracked up', and died.

My mother was angry and bitter from the day after their wedding, when 'the rug was pulled out from under them'.