it was Vance’s grandmother who raised him as his mother struggled with addiction — a painful story that Vance recounts in his best-selling 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy. “Mamaw was in so many ...

After Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance — the subject of the 2020 film and wrote the book on which it’s based — as his running ...

“Mamaw had her dreams but never the opportunity ... They didn’t ask to be here, and I owed them my best. But the sacrifice was monumental. According to the Center for American Progress ...

At the time, he was, perhaps, best known for his 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which details his family’s working class, rural roots and being raised by his Mamaw. “My most important American ...

“Mamaw had her dreams but never the opportunity ... They didn’t ask to be here, and I owed them my best. But the sacrifice was monumental. According to the Center for American Progress ...

Mamaw’s brothers and sisters lived with her ... because when you say “West Virginia”, the best case scenario is that people think of you as “one of the good ones”. The worst case ...

As he did in his memoir, Vance credits his grandmother “Mamaw,” with helping him overcome a harrowing childhood. “I had a guardian angel by my side. She was an old woman who could barely ...

Mamaw isn’t amused ... “but I will never forget the woman who raised me.” We take stock of the best rom-coms ever—from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days to My Best Friend’s Wedding to ...