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My Friend Leonard,New
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Perhaps the most unconventional and literally breathtaking fatherson 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 highliving, recovering coke addict 'West Coast Director of a large ItalianAmerican finance firm' (read: mobster) who 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 alcohol addictionand by more than a few cruel tricks of fate.James embarks on his postrehab existence in Chicago emotionally devastated, broke, and afraid to get close to other people. But then Leonard comes back into his life, and everything changes. Leonard offers his 'son' lucrativeif illegal and slightly dangerousemployment. He teaches James to enjoy life, sober, for the first time. He instructs him in the art of 'living boldly,' pushes him to pursue his passion for writing, and provides a watchful and supportive veil of protection under which James can get his life together. Both Leonard's and James's careers flourishbut then Leonard vanishes. 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 challengesdisplaying surprising warmth, humor, and maturitywithout 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.
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