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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

A Memoir

A Memoir

A Memoir

A Memoir

By E. Lynn Harris

By E. Lynn Harris

By E. Lynn Harris

By E. Lynn Harris

By E. Lynn Harris
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    About What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

    “In many ways writing saved my life. It’s my hope that sharing my experience will give hope to others who are learning to deal with their “difference.” I want them to know they don’t have to live their lives in a permanent “don’t ask, don’t tell” existence. Truth is a powerful tool.
    “But my hope for this book doesn’t stop there. I think there is a message here for anyone who has ever suffered from a lack of self-esteem, felt the pain of loneliness, or sought love in all the wrong places. The lessons I have learned are not limited to race, gender, or sexual orientation. Anyone can learn from my journey. Anyone can overcome a broken heart.”–E. Lynn Harris

    About What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

    For almost a decade, beloved storyteller E. Lynn Harris has welcomed you into his family with his passionate, warm and trail-blazing novels. Now, he invites you into the most intimate world ever–his own.

    Since his first book Invisible Life was published in the early 1990s, New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has wowed, charmed and romanced millions of readers. As a master storyteller, E. Lynn Harris has created an intimate and glamorous world centered around his signature themes of love, friendship and family. People all over the world have fallen in love with his characters and laughed and cried with them.

    Now, in his most daring act yet, E. Lynn Harris writes the memoir of his life–from his childhood in Arkansas as a closeted gay boy through his struggling days as a self-published author to his rise as a New York Times bestselling author. In What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, E. Lynn Harris shares an extraordinary life touched by loneliness and depression, but more important, he reveals the triumphant life of a small-town dreamer who was able through writing to make his dreams–and more–come true.

    About What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

    For almost a decade, beloved storyteller E. Lynn Harris has welcomed you into his family with his passionate, warm and trail-blazing novels. Now, he invites you into the most intimate world ever–his own.

    Since his first book Invisible Life was published in the early 1990s, New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has wowed, charmed and romanced millions of readers. As a master storyteller, E. Lynn Harris has created an intimate and glamorous world centered around his signature themes of love, friendship and family. People all over the world have fallen in love with his characters and laughed and cried with them.

    Now, in his most daring act yet, E. Lynn Harris writes the memoir of his life–from his childhood in Arkansas as a closeted gay boy through his struggling days as a self-published author to his rise as a New York Times bestselling author. In What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, E. Lynn Harris shares an extraordinary life touched by loneliness and depression, but more important, he reveals the triumphant life of a small-town dreamer who was able through writing to make his dreams–and more–come true.

    About What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

    For almost a decade, beloved storyteller E. Lynn Harris has welcomed you into his family with his passionate, warm and trail-blazing novels. Now, he invites you into the most intimate world ever–his own.

    Since his first book Invisible Life was published in the early 1990s, New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has wowed, charmed and romanced millions of readers. As a master storyteller, E. Lynn Harris has created an intimate and glamorous world centered around his signature themes of love, friendship and family. People all over the world have fallen in love with his characters and laughed and cried with them.

    Now, in his most daring act yet, E. Lynn Harris writes the memoir of his life–from his childhood in Arkansas as a closeted gay boy through his struggling days as a self-published author to his rise as a New York Times bestselling author. In What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, E. Lynn Harris shares an extraordinary life touched by loneliness and depression, but more important, he reveals the triumphant life of a small-town dreamer who was able through writing to make his dreams–and more–come true.

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    Just Too Good to Be True
    I Say a Little Prayer
    Not a Day Goes By
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    See all books by E. Lynn Harris

    Also by E. Lynn Harris

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    Just Too Good to Be True
    I Say a Little Prayer
    Not a Day Goes By
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    See all books by E. Lynn Harris

    About E. Lynn Harris

    E. Lynn Harris is a nine-time New York Times bestselling author. His work includes the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and the novels A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows (all three… More about E. Lynn Harris

    About E. Lynn Harris

    E. Lynn Harris is a nine-time New York Times bestselling author. His work includes the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and the novels A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows (all three… More about E. Lynn Harris

    About E. Lynn Harris

    E. Lynn Harris is a nine-time New York Times bestselling author. His work includes the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and the novels A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows (all three… More about E. Lynn Harris

    About E. Lynn Harris

    E. Lynn Harris is a nine-time New York Times bestselling author. His work includes the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and the novels A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows (all three… More about E. Lynn Harris

    Product Details

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Anchor
    Jul 13, 2004 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780385495066

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Anchor
    Nov 28, 2012 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780307831149

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $12.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 08, 2003 | 297 Minutes | ISBN 9780553526165

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Apr 10, 2003 | 510 Minutes | ISBN 9780736698269

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    Praise

    “The story of how [Harris] overcame the demons of his past is inspirational.”–Entertainment Weekly

    “Emotional, heart-pulling . . .an in-depth look into the real world of E. Lynn Harris.” —QBR, The Black Book Review

    “Has all the dramatic elelments of a compelling work of fiction. . . . And Harris shares the positive experiences that have helped him become . . . proud, successful, happy.” —The Advocate

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