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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 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 one nighters, 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.
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