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Plagued by the suicides of both his siblings, heir to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce and economic ruin, James Brown lived a life clouded by addiction, broken promises and despair. In The Los Angeles Diaries, he reveals his struggle for survival, mining his past to present the inspiring story of his redemption. Beautifully written and lined with dark humor, these twelve deeply confessional, interconnected chapters address personal failure, heartbreak, the trials of writing for Hollywood and the life-shattering events that finally convinced Brown that he must "change or die."
In "Snapshot," Brown is five years old and recalls the night his mother "sets fire to an apartment building down the street," an act that splinters the family, later leading to their destruction. In "The Facts," he is a young writer and professor "afraid to step out of the darkness" and confront his double life as an addict. In
"Daisy," Brown purchases a Vietnamese potbellied pig for his wife to atone for his sins, only to find himself engaged in a furious battle of man versus beast — with the pig's bulk growing in direct proportion to the tensions in his marriage.
Harrowing, brutally honest, The Los Angeles Diaries is the chronicle of a man on a collision course with life, who ultimately finds the strength and courage to conquer his demons and believe in life once more.
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A stark, affecting memoir about a writer seeking to comprehend and overcome his demons -- Sunday Times
Unflinchingly honest, beautifully written and utterly heartbreaking, The L.A. Diaries is a haunting and powerful tale of love and loss -- Ink
Uplifting, and life-affirming ... A darkly bright, hugely compassionate, and oddly redemptive story of loss and failure, guilt and addiction -- Independent on Sunday
You will never read a more incisive account of addiction -- Glasgow Herald
About the Author:
Unflinchingly honest, beautifully written and utterly heartbreaking, The L.A. Diaries is a haunting and powerful tale of love and loss -- Ink
Uplifting, and life-affirming ... A darkly bright, hugely compassionate, and oddly redemptive story of loss and failure, guilt and addiction -- Independent on Sunday
You will never read a more incisive account of addiction -- Glasgow Herald
James Brown is the author of the novels Lucky Town, Final Performance, Hot Wire, and The Second Story Theatre. He’s received the Nelson Algren Award for Short Fiction, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing, a Chesterfield Film Writing Fellowship from Universal/Amblin Entertainment, and fellowships in fiction writing from Breadloaf Writer’s Conference, where he is also on staff. His writing has been featured in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, New York Times Magazine, GQ, Esquire and New England Review. He teaches creative writing at Cal State Bernardino.
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- PublisherPhoenix Books Inc
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1607477211
- ISBN 13 9781607477211
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages215
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