Patricia Dwyer

Whenever I was feeling lonely or dealing with my PTSD, I felt that at least I had a friend (Cameron) to go to. That was to get back in reading this book. He was lost in his world of drugs and imprisonment. I on the other hand was struggling with homelessness, deafness, CPS, and bleak life of poverty. I never was in drugs nor alcoholism, and never gambled nor prostituted. It was partially the system that focused on dragging me as a single mother down in the tunnel, no matter how I tried to strive for better life. With this book, I could relate to the author's multi-dimensional emotions and outlook. However, I did feel the mix of anger or exasperation. For instances, I was very upset that Cameron didn't try to stop Amanda from first using cocaine, or probably not giving the homeless man a bit of money, or that his family tried to make his transaction into prison smoother or that women working in prison casually had sex with him. Also, I wish I had that easy in getting acting gigs or to do DJ, making so much money that I could provide my children and myself a better life. ANYWAY, Cameron didn't hold back from honesty. He had magnificent characters and enduring strength. At the end, I was so glad that he came back to appreciate his family, God, friends (including those in prisons), and himself and enjoy living, that he was okay. I HIGHLY recommend this book by this TALENTED writer, Cameron Douglas.