About the Author

Tom Sizemore rose in prominence as an actor throughout the 1990s, establishing himself as a memorable tough-guy character. Born in Detroit, he got his start in Born on the Fourth of July and has since starred in Devil in a Blue Dress, Strange Days, Wyatt Earp, Natural Born Killers, Heat, Saving Private Ryan, and Black Hawk Down, among many others. Sizemore recently costarred in Fox’s television pilot Exit Strategy and had a recurring guest-star role on Hawaii Five-O. Sizemore has counseled both teens involved in substance abuse and recovering addicts and is actively involved with the Hollenbeck Youth Center in East Los Angeles.

Anna David is the author of the novels Party Girl and Bought, the anthology Reality Matters, and the memoir Falling for Me. She is the executive editor of the addiction and recovery website The Fix, is doing graduate work in drug and alcohol counseling at UCLA, and speaks at colleges across the country on addiction.

Reviews

“A relentlessly candid and shockingly honest look at a nightmare world of drugs and sex and jail from which this talented actor has managed to extricate himself; but at considerable cost to himself, to his career and to his family. Very readably written and absolutely riveting throughout, this is a kind of horror story and cautionary self-revelation with a hopeful conclusion, thus encouraging for those fighting similar battles. A real page-turner!”
*Legendary director, writer, and actor Peter Bogdanovich</*

"A brutal cautionary tale."
*NY Daily News*