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National Bestseller

With a new foreword by Jeff Feuerzeig

A timely reissue of the extraordinary stories by JT LeRoy/Laura Albert that won international acclaim, to be timed with the theatrical release of the documentary Author: The JT LeRoy Story.

“A startling achievement.”—Publishers Weekly

This book of interconnected stories depicts the chaotic life of a young boy on the run with his teenage mother. When Sarah reclaims Jeremiah from his foster parents, he finds himself catapulted into her world of motels and truck stops, exposed to the abusive, exploitative men she encounters. As he learns to survive in this harrowing environment, Jeremiah also learns to love his mother, even as she descends into drug-fueled madness.

Told in spare, lyrical prose, rich with imagination and dark humor, The

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

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    A Paperback / softback by Jt Leroy, Jeff Feuerzeig

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
      Publication Date: 23/08/2016
      ISBN13: 9780062641274, 978-0062641274
      ISBN10: 0062641271
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      National Bestseller

      With a new foreword by Jeff Feuerzeig

      A timely reissue of the extraordinary stories by JT LeRoy/Laura Albert that won international acclaim, to be timed with the theatrical release of the documentary Author: The JT LeRoy Story.

      “A startling achievement.”—Publishers Weekly

      This book of interconnected stories depicts the chaotic life of a young boy on the run with his teenage mother. When Sarah reclaims Jeremiah from his foster parents, he finds himself catapulted into her world of motels and truck stops, exposed to the abusive, exploitative men she encounters. As he learns to survive in this harrowing environment, Jeremiah also learns to love his mother, even as she descends into drug-fueled madness.

      Told in spare, lyrical prose, rich with imagination and dark humor, The

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