“A wild ride from start to finish. Riveting.”
- - Chris Cooper, Oscar-winning Actor
“The story of one man’s struggle to pierce through the lies, pain, and shame of a harrowing past. Farrell’s writing is blunt and honest: there is something heroic in his attempts to salvage a productive life from the ruins of abuse and addiction. A stunning piece of work.”
T.J. English, author of New York Times best- sellers Havana Nocturne, Paddy Whacked, and The Westies .
“In the stripped-down, busted-and-back voice of a man with absolutely nothing left to hide, Richard Farrell gives us a deeply moving tale of addiction and redemption. What’s Left of Us is a rush of blood to the head and heart, the kind that only true art can deliver.”
Andre Dubus III, author of New York Times best- sellers House of Sand and Fog and Garden of Last Days
“A work of compelling honesty. The writing is so powerful, so brutally sure of voice and experience that the reader is immediately jolted straight into the hellish existence of addiction. An amazing story not just of survival, but redemption.
-- Mary McGarry Morris, author of New York Times best-sellers Vanished and Songs of Ordinary Times
“It is hard to explain how a story so filled with pain and chaos can leave you rejoicing. It is a testament of Farrell’s stunning writing power that he carries you on this roller-coaster ride of ugliness and beauty. Don’t miss it.”
-- Phyllis Karas, author of New York Times best- seller Brutal: The Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger’s Irish Mob
-“What’s Left of Us is Richard Farrell’s true-life account of his struggle to come to grips with his father’s destructive love. The story sears itself into your heart and doesn’t let go.”
- Anna Hamilton Phelan, Screenwriter, Amelia, Girl, Interrupted, Gorillas in the Mist
“How Richie Farrell survived his life, I’ll never know. That he was able to write about it with such honesty and emotion and without any bullshit at all is a miracle.”
-- Scott Silver, Screenwriter, 8 Mile
““Richie Farrell’s raw and visceral writing grabs you, slams you into the soul of an addict, and doesn’t let go until you experience the courage it takes to wage a life-or-death war against your inner demons. It is absolutely breathtaking and inspirational.”
- Harry Ufland, producer of The Last Temptation of Christ, Not Without My Daughter, and One True Thing
“Alternatively heartbreaking and heart-stopping. I couldn’t put it down.”
–- Dorothy Aufiero, producer of The Fighter
“(Farrell) is a writer on the rise…”
New Hampshire Magazine-
“....a low-rent One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, shared with similar outcasts and misfits... the book is powerfully, even entertainingly, written, reading it is about as pleasurable as a week in rehab must be-which may be Farrell's point.”
Kirkus Review
“Highly disturbing in a can't-put-it-down kind of way. “
Goodreads.com
Personal accounts such as this make for the most informative, helpful, and touching reading. After all, the author has lived the life he or she is writing about. It doesn’t get any more passionate than that.
Thementalfitnesscenter.com
-There are only a handful of books that I have ever read that I thought were so encapsulating that I didn't want to put it down until I was done; This is now one of them. The amazing descriptive wording paints a perfect portrait without being left to make assumptions or try to fill in the blanks. I love this. Not enough writers truly embrace this technique. The flow is also remarkable considering that the author moves so quickly from the past to present day and back and forth again without ever losing you. How he accomplished this alone was impressive.
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