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St. Martin's Griffin
January 2012
On Sale: January 17, 2012
Featuring: Leslie Kenton
384 pages
ISBN: 1250002753
EAN: 9781250002754
Kindle: B0044782FA
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Non-Fiction Memoir
A searing literary memoir of a disconnected childhood, a multigenerational upbringing and incestβ 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 Hollywoodβa world of jazz clubs, dance halls and one nighters, where lives were lived on a razorβs 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 Kentonβs powerful memoir. At its heart is the complex, ultimately incestuous, relationship with her fatherβa 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.
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