The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion: A Memoir Knopf Books for Young Readers "—Alix E

"—Alix E

What role will the “latecomer” play in this fractured family

Thrilling and fierce

And that belief has inspired her career as an artist

The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind

The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion: A Memoir Knopf Books for Young Readers "—Alix EA brilliant debut memoir about a young writer struggling with depression, family issues, and addiction and his life changing decade working for Joan Didion As 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