Love Affair, Paperback by Kenton, Leslie, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

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Item Weight: 20 oz Topic: Abuse / General, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Jazz Publisher: St. Martin's Press height: 0.9 in Illustrator: Yes Number of Pages: 384 Pages Language: English Publication Year: 2012 width: 6 in Book Title: Love Affair : a Memoir of a Forbidden Father-Daughter Union Item Width: 6 in Genre: Music, Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography ISBN: 9781250002754 Author: Leslie Kenton Item Length: 9 in Format: Trade Paperback Item Height: 0.9 in

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Love Affair, Paperback by Kenton, Leslie, Brand New, Free shipping in the US. Love Affair takes us beyond the bright lights and glamour into an intense, claustrophobic world of a father and the only child of his troubled marriage. As Stanley grapples with alcohol and his personal demons, gradually his actions threaten to destroy the only real, untainted thing in his life: Leslie. Love Affair, Paperback by Kenton, Leslie, ISBN 1250002753, ISBN-13 9781250002754, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A searing literary memoir of a disconnected childhood, a multigenerational upbringing and incest— from the daughter of legendary jazz pianist Stan Kenton Leslie Kenton was the only child of Violet, a stunning Hitchcock blonde, and the legendary jazz giant Stan Kenton. The story takes place on the road in 1950s America and in the mania of Hollywood—a world of jazz clubs, dance halls and onenighters, where lives were lived on a razor's edge. Love Affair takes us beyond the bright lights and glamour into an intense, claustrophobic world of a father and the only child of his troubled marriage. As Stanley grapples with alcohol and his personal demons, gradually his actions threaten to destroy the only real, untainted thing in his life: Leslie. A true story of obsession, tragedy and grace, Love Affair is Leslie Kenton's powerful memoir. At its heart is the complex, ultimately incestuous, relationship with her father–a union so powerful it defines all that came after. As their lives become increasingly entangled, so do the forces of darkness and light that exist within us all, leading to destruction for him and heartbreaking redemption for her. There have been memoirs about incest before, but Love Affair is a surprisingly moving and elegant treatment of a young life, shared passion, and boundaries crossed.