Love Affair

by Kenton, Leslie

• ISBN13: 9781250002754
• ISBN10: 1250002753
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-17
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

Leslie Kenton was the daughter of Violet, a stunning Hitchcock blonde, and legendary bandleader Stan Kenton. Her story begins on the road in 1950s America and in the mania of Hollywood-aworld 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, 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 a powerful memoir. At its heart is the complex, ultimately incestuous, relationship with her fatherna union so powerful it defines all that came after. As their lives become increasingly entangled, so do the darkness and light within them, leading to destruction for him and heartbreaking redemption for her. There have been memoirs about incest before, but Love Affair isa surprisingly moving treatment of a young life, shared passion, and boundaries crossed.

Author Biography

LESLIE KENTON is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and filmmaker who has written more than thirty books on health, beauty and spirituality, many of them bestsellers in the UK. She conceived the Origins product line for Estee Lauder, and was the first chairperson of The Natural Medicine Society in Great Britain. She lives in London and New Zealand.