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Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
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Lucky Jim

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Lucky Jim is the memoir of writer Jim Hart, the story of how he survived a violent childhood home, created a love that was both so right and so wrong, overcame obsessive dependencies, and finally found the strength to be his true self.

Jim is a master at building relationships. Charming, funny, and a great listener, his success in life and business was based on his ability to connect with others, from people recovering in 12-step groups in Upstate New York to those living in the rarified air of Martha’s Vineyard. But after more than twenty years sober, one slip-up triggered an active addiction that threatened his relationships with his then-wife, singer-songwriter Carly Simon, his recovery friends, his severely disabled son, and even with himself as he began to confront his sexuality.

With profound clarity and thoughtful language, Jim weaves together the beautiful and all-too-often heartbreaking events of his life into an inspiring tale of bravery, healing, and above all, love.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherCleis Press
Release dateApr 3, 2017
ISBN9781627782159
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James Hart

James Hart is a former business executive and CEO of the award-winning literary magazine, DoubleTake. His collection of poems, Milding, was published in 2004. For several years, he was a board member of the National Council on Alcoholism, and, in 2005, he cofounded OUT for Work, a career-fair development program for the LGBT community in New York City. Jim lives in New York City and is currently active in the LGBT and recovery communities there.

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    What a sad story. An abused boy who needed more than anything real goals in life, maybe a down to earth wife. Instead he is sent to crazy seminary boarding school where they fill his head with foolishness, and marries a frivolous woman with ironically, vain friends in an artificial environment. No wonder he sinks into addiction and vice. So sad!

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