About this item
A New York Times Bestseller! For those who have lost a loved one to that liar and fraud named Death. So reads the dedication of William Peter Blattys Finding Peter, a deeply moving memoir that tests the bounds of grief, love, and the soul. Blatty, the bestselling author and Oscar Awardwinning screenwriter of The Exorcist, lived a charmed life among the elite stars of Hollywood. His son Peter, born over a decade after The Exorcist, grew from an apple-cheeked boy into an imposing young man with a quick, warm smile. But when Peter died very suddenly from a rare disorder, Blattys world turned upside down. As he and his wife struggled through their unrelenting grief, a series of strange and supernatural events began occurringand Blatty became convinced that Peter was sending messages from the afterlife.