{"product_id":"9780060521516","title":"Los Angeles Diaries: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e A wrenching chronicle of loss and\u003cbr\u003e reaffirmation from novelist James Brown \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e he reveals his struggle for survival, mining his past to present the inspiring story of his redemption. Beautifully written and limned 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Harrowing, brutally honest, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Diaries \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e James Brown is the author of several novels including \u003ci\u003eLucky Town \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFinal Performance. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has received the Nelson Algren Award for Short Fiction, a NationalEndowment for the Arts Fellowship in fiction writing and a Chesterfield Film Writing Fellowship from Universal\/Amblin Entertainment. His writing has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Magazine, Denver Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew England Review. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives with his family in Lake Arrowhead, California. \u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021174948080,"sku":"9780060521516","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060521516_p0.jpg?v=1763619070","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060521516","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}