Imagined Lives A Memoir

By Davida James

This powerful and unflinching memoir takes us into the life of a woman who both witnesses and participates in extraordinary events starting in the turbulent and historic 1960s. In this poignant autobiography, we are privy to the secrets and lies, anguish, heartbreak, trauma, joy, successes and passion of a life well lived. Through it all, the author has one theme as the backdrop of her life-that love is the only answer. Go on an unforgettable journey that explores...Cliffside condos. Condemned houses. Boarding school. A battered mother. An abusive stepfather. Paris nights. The English Channel. Legends at the Apollo Theater. Murderers. A junkie boyfriend. A South African expatriate. An overdose. Caribbean hideouts. Broadway openings. Hurricanes. Carnival. And love. So much love. Excerpt:Our lives are made up of both reflections of what might have been and acceptance of what is, on the steady progression of the years we build with the ones we love and the fantasies of the ones we wished had loved us more or differently. But then, in between that steady progression of sure and comfortable years, we have days or nights that are made up of magical encounters with beautiful people, encounters that change the course of our lives, and that make up the memories we hope to draw upon in our last breath.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501048198
• ISBN13: 9781501048197
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.2" x 6.0"