Societys child my autobiography review

This is another review of another book I picked up a couple week’s ago at a used book store for $5 – Society’s Child: my autobiography by Janis Ian.

Now here’s a strange little twist…I follow Janis on Facebook, but I couldn’t tell you why or when I started. I just do. I don’t own any of her albums, nor have I ever followed her career. She’s just been kinda there…and I do enjoy her posts.

Societys child my autobiography review

So, when I saw this book, I guessed it was about time I got to know her a little better.

You know the story…little Jewish girl from New York makes it big and leads a fabulous, glamorous life filled with the very best of everything?

Well, this ain’t that story! This is the story of a young girl from a family where her father was blacklisted during the McCarthy era forcing him to find a new job and move his family every two years. It’s the story of an a