Sean Wilsey's memoir 'Oh the Glory of it All' is a whirlwind journey through his eccentric upbringing amidst San Francisco's elite. His tale begins with a family portrait of indulgent happiness, led by his socialite mother, entertainer of the rich and famous, and his hygiene-obsessed enigmatic father. But this world of excess crumbles when Sean's father leaves his mother for her best friend. What follows is a young Sean's tumultuous odyssey as he navigates parental abandonment, a nomadic chase for maternal redemption around the globe, and a succession of ill-suited schools, culminating in an Italian therapeutic community. Seamlessly weaving together themes of wealth, fame, dysfunction, and the quest for identity, Wilsey delivers a coming-of-age narrative that is as moving as it is humorous—an explosion of life’s absurdities and a testament to finding oneself amidst chaos.