This River: A Memoir by Brown; This Vacant Paradise: A Novel by Patterson (both books published by Counterpoint)

James Brown and Victoria Patterson visit Skylight to read and sign their new books: Brown's memoir (This River) about his struggle with sobriety and Patterson's novel (This Vacant Paradise) about the upwardly mobile in Newport Beach in the '90s. Light snacks and drinks will be served. All attendees will automatically be entered into a raffle for a chance to take home a free copy of each author's book!

James Brown is the author of several contemporary novels and the memoir The Los Angeles Diaries which garnered numerous "Best Books" awards in 2006. James Brown's work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ,  The Los Angeles Times Magazine, and Ploughshares. For more info, please visit: www.jamesbrownauthor.com.

This River (Paperback)

By James Brown

$14.95

ISBN-13: 9781582437217
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Counterpoint, 3/2011

A collection of interlinked narratives THIS RIVER is a beautifully crafted and stunning follow up to Brown's memoir The Los Angeles Diaries, which gained a cult following for its luminous yet unsparing portrayal of the author's turbulent childhood and spiraling drug addiction. THIS RIVER describes Brown's tenuous relationship with sobriety, his agonizing relapses, and his genuine attempts to become a better father. Unflinching in its exploration of life's darkest realities, THIS RIVER ultimately tells an inspirational story about forgiveness, hope, and redemption. A story about what it means to be human when all odds are stacked against you.

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This Vacant Paradise (Hardcover)

By Victoria Patterson

$25.00

ISBN-13: 9781582436456
Availability: In the Warehouse (Usually ships to store or customer in 2-7 days. Call for time-sensitive orders)
Published: Counterpoint, 3/2011

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Victoria Patterson's debut novel THIS VACANT PARADISE explores the Newport Beach of the 1990s: A world where money is God. A man’s worth is judged by the size of his boat, the make of his car. A woman’s value is assessed by the blank perfection of her quantifiable desirability: dress size, cup size, the whiteness of her teeth. Trapped in the confines of her environment, 33-year-old heroine Esther decides to marry into the Newport elite when an unlikely candidate thwarts her plans. In a tribute to Edith Wharton and Henry James, Victoria Patterson shines a keen and often wickedly humorous light on our very American obsessions with class, race, age, and the roles of men and women in the strive toward upward mobility.

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