Too close to home

A lawsuit, a big-budget movie, and the controversy over memoirs open old wounds in Northampton

By Mark Shanahan

Globe Staff / March 28, 2006

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The boxy Victorian with the No Trespassing sign in front is where the eccentric Dr. Finch lived with his extended family, the place Augusten Burroughs made infamous in his memoir ''Running With Scissors." As it did when the author stayed here 25 years ago, the yellow, two-story house looks a bit rickety, but at least there's no furniture ... (Full article: 1959 words)