Author: Ellroy, James, 1948-
Title: The Hilliker curse: my pursuit of women
Published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010
Description: 203 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number: PS3555 L6274 Z46 2010
Summary: The legendary crime writer unsparingly describes his shattered childhood, his delinquent teens, his writing life, his love affairs and marriages, his nervous breakdown, and the beginning of a relationship with an extraordinary woman who may just be the long-sought "Her."
Subject(s):
- Ellroy, James, 1948- -- Relations with women
- Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships
- Mothers -- Death -- Psychological aspects
Review(s):
- Haywood, Thomas. "If you're an atheist when you're my age, you don't know shit." New Statesman 139, no. 5027 (November 15, 2010): 34-35
- "Killer instinct." Economist 397, no. 8703 (October 9, 2010): 121
- "THE HILLIKER CURSE: My Pursuit of Women." Kirkus Reviews 78, no. 14 (July 15, 2010): 652
Read: February 17, 2011
