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5 People Who Became Famous Through Memoirs on Trauma

1. Dave Pelzer, an unknown survivor of extreme child abuse, became famous after publishing A Child Called "It", a harrowing account of his childhood that inspired millions.

2. Jeannette Walls was a journalist living quietly until her memoir The Glass Castle revealed her story of poverty, neglect, and resilience, which later became a hit movie.

3. Tara Westover, raised in isolation by survivalist parents, stunned the world with Educated, her powerful story of escaping a childhood without formal education to earn a Ph.D. at Cambridge.

4. Augusten Burroughs brought dark humor to his bizarre, abusive upbringing in Running with Scissors, turning him from an advertising copywriter into a celebrated author with a film adaptation.

5. Mary Karr, once an unknown poet, shared her chaotic childhood filled with abuse and alcoholism in The Liars’ Club, earning critical acclaim and helping to revive the memoir genre.

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