Beautiful Boy

Product Description

Before crystal meth ruined his life, David Sheff's son Nic was a varsity athlete, honours student, and award-winning journalist. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who stole money from his eight-year-old brother and lived on the streets. With haunting candour, Sheff traces the descent of his son into a world of addiction

Review

"An honest, hopeful book, coming at a propitious moment in the meth epidemic."

"An excellent book that all parents can relate to whatever their children's situation."

"An extraordinary story of pain, perseverance and hope." -- William C. Moyers, author of Broken

"For...any one who has ever wrestled with holding on and letting go." -- Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking

.,."moving, timely, and sobering. It's also startlingly beautiful." - Sir Richard Branson, chairman, Virgin Group

"Those of us who love an addict -- or are addicts ourselves -- will find BEAUTIFUL BOY a revelation." -- Martin Sheen, actor

.,."honest, reflective and deeply moving. BEAUTIFUL BOY is about: truth and healing." -- Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia

"A masterpiece of description and feeling...immediate, informative and heartbreaking." -- Susan Cheever, author of Note Found in a Bottle