Finding Fish

Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy where he became a man of the world raised by the family he created for himself.</p><em>Finding Fish</em> shows how out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope an artist was born -- first as the child who painted the feelings his words dared not speak then as a poet and storyteller who would eventually become one of Hollywood's most sought-after screenwriters.</p>A tumultuous and ultimately gratifying tale of self-discovery written in Fisher's gritty yet melodic literary voice <em>Finding Fish</em> is an unforgettable reading experience.</p>