DIRTBAG QUEEN A Memoir of My Mother

Sarcastic, irreverent, and heartfelt--everything is larger than life in this fond, raw, and boisterous remembrance of Renay Mandel Corren, the author's mother, who "didn't cook, didn't clean, and was lousy with money but was great at dyeing her red roots, weekly manicures, filthy jokes, and pier fishing." With the energy of a stand-up comic, performer and playwright Andy Corren tells of teetering on the edges of poverty and rampant family dysfunction with four brothers and one sister in late 1970s Fayetteville, North Carolina. Corren recounts the added challenges of growing up Jewish and gay in the Deep South, and how mother and son bonded over such cultural touchstones as Larry King, Donnie and Marie Osmond, and Cabbage Patch Kids. This audiobook is a big, loving goodbye to a son's best friend. B.P. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2025]