Long Way Home (Random House Large Print)

About this book

A gripping" memoir (Rolling Stone) of one mans descent into the depths of addiction and self-destructionand his successful renewal of family ties that had become almost irreparably frayed. On the surface Cameron Douglas had everything: descended from Hollywood royalty (son of Michael Douglas grandson of Kirk Douglas) he was born into a life of wealth privilege and comfort. But by the age of thirty he had become a drug addict a thief andafter a DEA drug busta convicted drug dealer sentenced to five years in prison with another five years added while he was incarcerated. Through supreme willpower a belief in himself and a steely desire to alter his lifes path Douglas began to reverse his trajectory to understand and deal with the psychological turmoil that tormented him for years and to prepare for what would be a profoundly challenging but successful reentry into society at large.