Merging Memoir, Poetry, And Criticism, This Radical Literary Revue Traces A First-generation Nigerian American's Search For Home And Belonging On Her Own Terms.&10;in The Gloomy Girl Variety Show, Freda Epum Explores The&160;opposing Forces Of Her No-place, No-where Identity As A&160;nigerian American Daughter, Diasporically Displaced, Who Spent&160;years In And Out Of Institutions Seeking Treatment For Life-threatening&160;mental Illness. Epum Examines Her Journey Through Healthcare And&160;housing Systems Via A Pop Cultural Lens-our Collective Obsession&160;with Hgtv&8217;s Home Buying And Makeover Shows&8212;and A Patchwork&160;of Poetry, Art, And Autotheory.with Raw Honesty And Glittering Wit, This Debut Memoir Maps The&160;complexity Of Life Under Intersecting Forms Of Oppression, Revealing&160;what It Takes To Turn From The Brink Of Despair Toward Community&160;and Self-acceptance, Find Refuge In Love, And Reimagine Home.