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portada The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion: A Memoir
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
Weight
0.64 kg.
ISBN13
9780063371576
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The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion: A Memoir

Cory Leadbeater (Author) · Ecco Press · Hardcover

The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion: A Memoir - Leadbeater, Cory

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Synopsis "The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion: A Memoir"

A brilliant debut memoir about a young writer--struggling with depression, family issues, and addiction--and his life-changing decade working for Joan DidionAs an aspiring novelist in his early twenties, Cory Leadbeater was presented with an opportunity to work for a well-known writer whose identity was kept confidential. Since the tumultuous days of childhood, Cory had sought refuge from the rougher parts of life in the pages of books. Suddenly, he found himself the personal assistant to a titan of literature: Joan Didion.In the nine years that followed, Cory shared Joan's rarefied world, transformed not only by her blazing intellect but by her generous friendship and mentorship. Together they recited poetry in the mornings, dined with Supreme Court justices, attended art openings, smoked a single cigarette before bed.But secretly, Cory was spiraling. He reeled from the death of a close friend. He spent his weekends at a federal prison, visiting his father as he served time for fraud. He struggled day after day to write the novel that would validate him as a real writer. And meanwhile, the forces of addiction and depression loomed large.In hypnotic prose that pulses with life and longing, The Uptown Local explores the fault lines of class, family, loss, and creativity. It is a love letter to a cultural icon--and a moving testament to the relationships that sustain us in the eternal pursuit of a life worth living.

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