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"A searing memoir of loss and redemption." - People In the tradition of New York Times bestsellers What Remains by Carole Radziwill and Oh the Glory of It All by Sean Wilsey, Christina McDowell's unflinching memoir is a brutally honest, cautionary tale about one family's destruction in the wake of the Wall Street implosion.Christina McDowell was born Christina Prousalis. She had to change her name to be legally extricated from the trail of chaos her father, Tom Prousalis, left in the wake of his arrest and subsequent imprisonment as one of the guilty players sucked into the collateral fallout of Jordan Belfort (the "Wolf of Wall Street") . Christina worshipped her father and the seemingly perfect life they lived ... a life she finds out was built on lies.
About the Author
Christina McDowell is the author of the critically acclaimed book, After Perfect: A Daughter's Memoir. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, The Guardian, O, The Oprah Magazine, LA Weekly, Marie Claire, USA Today, and The Village Voice, among others. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Christina is an advocate for restorative justice and criminal justice reform. The Cave Dwellers is her first novel. She lives in Washington, D.C. For more information you can visit her website at https://www.christinamcdowell.com/
