J. D. Vance's Sad, Strange Politics of Family
Briefly

In the best-selling memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy,' Bonnie's pregnancy was a pivotal moment that influenced the family's future, leading to diverging paths for her and her descendants.
J.D. Vance reflects on the impact of extreme domestic strife, attributing some of Bonnie's pregnancy losses to the turbulent relationship between his violent drunk grandfather and violent nondrunk grandmother.
Read at The New Yorker
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