A Million Little Pieces

James Frey wakes up on a plane, with no memory of the preceding two weeks. His face is cut and his body is covered with bruises. He has no wallet and no idea of his destination. He has abused alcohol and every drug he can lay his hands on for a decade - and he is aged only twenty-three.

What happens next is one of the most powerful and extreme stories ever told. His family takes him to a rehabilitation centre. And James Frey starts his perilous journey back to the world of the drug and alcohol-free living. His lack of self-pity is unflinching and searing.

A MILLION LITTLE PIECES is a dazzling account of a life destroyed and a life reconstructed. It is also the introduction of a bold and talented literary voice.

“Excellent ... Frey's storytelling feels compulsive, involuntary ... poignant and tragic. The forthcoming film will almost certainly be a cult hit ... The good thing about Frey is that he writes as if he needs to; I hope his new compulsion thrives - William Leith, SpectatorJames Frey's utterly mesmerising account ... [is] easily the most remarkable non-fiction book about drugs and drug taking since Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ... As a memoir, it is almost mythic. You can imagine it made epic by Martin Scorsese, the auteur of wayward American maleness in all its extremity ... Utterly compulsive - ObserverFrey really can write. Brilliantly. And if you don't think so, f you - Evening StandardClear sighted and intellectually honest - Literary ReviewA heartbreaking memoir ... inspirational and essential - Bret Easton EllisThis book is definitely going to be huge ... There is no question that he's a good writer. As soon as you start reading the book, Frey's voice rings out. It's clear and sharp and turbocharged ... We love rehab memoirs. This is a good one. It might even be a great one - IndependentAn extraordinary and deeply moving book that will make you think about family, friendship, love, religion, death and perhaps most of all, the human spirit - Irish Sunday IndependentStartling and ultimately breath taking - Kirkus Reviews”

Excellent ... Frey's storytelling feels compulsive, involuntary ... poignant and tragic. The forthcoming film will almost certainly be a cult hit ... The good thing about Frey is that he writes as if he needs to; I hope his new compulsion thrives - William Leith, Spectator

James Frey's utterly mesmerising account ... [is] easily the most remarkable non-fiction book about drugs and drug taking since Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ... As a memoir, it is almost mythic. You can imagine it made epic by Martin Scorsese, the auteur of wayward American maleness in all its extremity ... Utterly compulsive - Observer

Frey really can write. Brilliantly. And if you don't think so, f you - Evening Standard

Clear sighted and intellectually honest - Literary Review

A heartbreaking memoir ... inspirational and essential - Bret Easton Ellis

This book is definitely going to be huge ... There is no question that he's a good writer. As soon as you start reading the book, Frey's voice rings out. It's clear and sharp and turbocharged ... We love rehab memoirs. This is a good one. It might even be a great one - Independent

An extraordinary and deeply moving book that will make you think about family, friendship, love, religion, death and perhaps most of all, the human spirit - Irish Sunday Independent

Startling and ultimately breath taking - Kirkus Reviews

James Frey is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. He is married and lives in Los Angeles.

James Frey wakes up on a plane, with no memory of the preceding two weeks. His face is cut and his body is covered with bruises. He has no wallet and no idea of his destination. He has abused alcohol and every drug he can lay his hands on for a decade - and he is aged only twenty-three.What happens next is one of the most powerful and extreme stories ever told. His family takes him to a rehabilitation centre. And James Frey starts his perilous journey back to the world of the drug and alcohol-free living. His lack of self-pity is unflinching and searing.A MILLION LITTLE PIECES is a dazzling account of a life destroyed and a life reconstructed. It is also the introduction of a bold and talented literary voice.

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