My Friend Leonard

Perhaps the most unconventional and literally breathtaking father-son story you'll ever read, My Friend Leonard pulls you immediately and deeply into a relationship as unusual as it is inspiring. The father figure is Leonard, the high-living, recovering coke addict "West Coast Director of a large Italian-American finance firm" (read: mobster) w ho helped to keep James Frey clean in A Million Little Pieces. The son is, of course, James, damaged perhaps beyond repair by years of crack and alcoh ol addiction-and by more than a few cruel tricks of fate. James embarks on his post-rehab existence in Chicago emotionally devastated , broke, and afraid to get close to other people. But then Leonard comes ba ck into his life, and everything changes. Leonard offers his "son" lucrativ e-if illegal and slightly dangerous-employment. He teaches James to enjoy l ife, sober, for the first time. He instructs him in the art of "living bold ly," pushes him to pursue his passion for writing, and provides a watchful and supportive veil of protection under which James can get his life togeth er. Both Leonard's and James's careers flourish . . . but then Leonard vani shes. When the reasons behind his mysterious absence are revealed, the book opens up in unexpected emotional ways. My Friend Leonard showcases a brilliant and energetic young writer rising to important new challenges-displaying surprising warmth, humor, and maturity-without losing his intensity. This book proves that one of the most provocative literary voices of his generation is also one of the most emphatically human.

Product Info

ISBN: 1573223158

ISBN-13: 9781573223157

Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover

Year: 2005

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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