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Alisyn Camerota — Combat Love: A Story of Leaving, Longing, and Searching for Home
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April 3, 2024
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56:38Now PlayingWatch author Alisyn Camerota's book talk and reading at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C.
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In Combat Love, we meet young Alisyn, whip-smart and precocious, the daughter of corporate-America washout father, a man fluent in five languages (and most definitely possibly CIA); and an Ivy League-educated mother, a high school drama teacher (and the spitting image of Grace Kelly). Seemingly happy, yet deeply dysfunctional and more than just a touch narcissistic, her parents are so busy with their own dreams and schemes that Alisyn quickly learns that if she was going to get somewhere, she would need to drive herself.
When Alisyn starts her freshman year at Red Bank Regional, the school rumored to have inspired the Ramones' "Rock and Roll High School," she finds herself a new family of local misfits--no less troubled or dysfunctional, but far less selfish than the family at home. And at the center of this new constellation: the local punk band Shrapnel. Inspired by childhood military games and decked out in World War II paraphernalia, Shrapnel feels like future stars in the making and the stuff teenage dreams are made of, especially when those teens are a group of suburban punks. While Alisyn's obsession with Shrapnel grows, her mother Elaine's own personal quest for love and belonging is fracturing their life at home, forcing her daughter into situations that are both heartbreaking and scary. Often unsure whether to fight or flee, Alisyn nonetheless manages to come out on top every time, through a combination of sheer confidence and moxie that her longtime CNN viewers would recognize.
Alisyn Camerota is the anchor of CNN Newsroom. For the last few months, she has also been the guest host of the popular podcast Distraction, which deals with complex family subjects and themes, and will be instated as a permanent host of the podcast by the end of the year. She is also the author of Amanda Wakes Up (Viking), which received glowing reviews from the New York Times, O Magazine, Glamour, and NPR.
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Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online.
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