I dont want to talk too much about that afterwordyoull get to read it soon enoughbut one of the lines in there talks about how the porter books have long been the conversations i wanted to have with my brother but couldnt. Review of junkie love by joe clifford crimespree magazine. Junkie love by joe clifford is an original ride through the downanddirty underside of the drug and music scene, inspired and propelled by jack kerouacs youthful dreams of an american nirvana, translated to a later, darker generation. Buy now and get a free kindle book with paperback via kindle matchbook.
From the cow fields of connecticut to the streets of san francisco, joe cliffords junkie love traverses the lost highways of america, down the rocky roads of mental illness to the dead ends of. In junkie love the author charts his decline from light drug user to utterly messed up waste of space and then recovery. Junkie love by joe clifford overdrive rakuten overdrive. Junkie love is joe cliffords second novel and as he says in his introduction, one way or another it has taken him most of his life to complete.
Joe clifford s junkie love portrays highheeled heroin amour, beautiful and vicious, full of front seat hot sex and brutal cop raids, secret rehab gropes and smackfueled crime sprees. Joe clifford s junkie love held up a magic mirror to me, so that i might grasp the guilt, the inner turmoil, and the neverending chase an addict undergoes with the dawning of each new day. During his time as a fugitive, he searched for a hard driveevidence that. Crime stories based on the songs of bruce springsteen and others. Dec 01, 2019 joe clifford is the author of several books, including the one that got away, junkie love, and the jay porter thriller series, as well as editor of the anthologies trouble in the heartland. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read broken ground. Junkie love follows the roughly ten years clifford spent wandering the streets of san francisco and beyond, first as a wannabe rock star, and then as another homeless junkie with his head lost in the stars. Junkie love a story of recovery and redemption clifford joe. The majority of the novel takes place on the streets of san francisco in the late.
Junkie love a story of recovery and redemption clifford. Joe clifford is the author of several books, including the one that got away and the jay porter thriller series, as well as editor of the anthologies trouble in the heartland. Jay porter, the narrator of this powerful novel set during a bitter new hampshire winter, is drifting through life, stuck in his hometown, where he has a deadend job sorting junk and a hopeless relat. Joe is the producer of lip service west, a reading raw, gritty, real series in oakland, california, and works as acquisitions editor for gutter books. A story of recovery and redemption ebook written by joe clifford. Joe clifford, author of the jay porter series and other books. Junkie love follows a young, twentysomething yearold guy traveling to california fueled by fantasies of living the type of life glorified by the works of jack kerouac.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read junkie love. Joe cliffords junkie love portrays highheeled heroin amour. Joe clifford is an editor at gutter books and producer of lip service west, a gritty, real, raw reading series in oakland, ca. A story of recovery and redemption interview with author joe clifford ive had the pleasure of welcoming award winning author joe clifford jay porter series to the blog in the past but today we get up close and personal exploring his memoir about his time as an addict. Jul 03, 20 joe clifford nearly killed himself, but instead he chose to check into rehab. A personal memoircumnovel billed as a story of recovery and redemption. H aving spent ten months on the run after he was framed for the murder of an estateclearing associate, handyman jay porter returns to his hometown of ashton, new hampshire. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Junkie love 20, rereleased in 2018 with a new foreword by jerry stahl and afterword by clifford. Crime fiction inspired by the songs of johnny cash. Joe clifford books list of books by author joe clifford.
From the cow fields of connecticut to the streets of san francisco, joe clifford s junkie love traverses the lost highways of america. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading junkie love. Primarily set in and around the san francisco area, junkie love tells the story of cliffords quick decent. We have a new goodreads discussion group created by one of our listeners, geoff.
I very much appreciate the sharing and telling of this very personal story, even when the rawness of clifford s experience scraped over my soul like. The words are often heartwrenching as clifford explores the shady streets of san francisco from tweaker pads to the shooting gallery, hepatitis heights. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Joe clifford is the author of several books, including junkie love, the one that got away, skunk train, and the jay porter thriller series, as well as editor of trouble in the heartland. Junkie love is a brilliantly woven tale of one mans journey through mental illness, grief, longing, and selfabuse. Lamentation is the first novel in the jay porter series, which was released in the year 2014. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. From the cow fields of connecticut to the streets of san francisco, joe cliffords junkie love traverses the lost highways of america, down the rocky roads of mental illness to the dead ends of addiction. He has also edited two anthology books, one inspired by the music of bruce springsteen, while the other is inspired by johnny cashs music.
Crime fiction inspired by the songs of johnny cash, and hard sentences, which he. Junkie love by joe clifford meet your next favorite book. I dont think josh ever read any of my books after junkie love. Discover book depositorys huge selection of joe clifford books online. Joe clifford is the author of several books, including junkie love and the jay porter thriller series, as well as editor of the anthologies trouble in the heartland. By the time he turned twentytwo, he was addicted to methamphetamine. Junkie love by joe clifford, book trailer get set go. Joe clifford nearly killed himself, but instead he chose to check into rehab. Junkie love by joe clifford is an original ride through the downanddirty underside of the drug and music scene, inspired and propelled by jack kerouacs youthful dreams of an american nirvana. See all books authored by joe clifford, including out of the gutter 8, and junkie love, and more on.
Mar, 20 joe cliffords junkie love is a memoir of cliffords time spent as an heroin addict. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Clifford lives in california with his wife, justine, and their sons. The majority of the novel takes place on the streets of san francisco in the late 90s. He is the awardwinning author of choice cuts, wake the undertaker, junkie love, and lamentation. Junkie love by joe clifford book cover, description, publication history. Junkie love follows the roughly ten years clifford spent wandering the streets of san francisco and beyond, first as a wannabe rock star. Buy a cheap copy of junkie love book by joe clifford. Joe clifford is acquisitions editor for gutter books and producer of lip service west, a gritty, real, raw reading series in oakland, ca. Junkie love portrays the authors existence as a drug addict. The one that got away by joe clifford the big thrill.
After spending the 1990s as a homeless heroin addict in san francisco, joe clifford got off the streets and turned his life around. Feb 15, 2016 discover book depositorys huge selection of joe clifford books online. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. From homeless junkie to successful author, joe clifford has dedicated his life to education and the craft of writing and helping other exjunkies find a voice and a platform for their creative energies. Based on cliffords own harrowing experience with drugs as a rock n roll wannabe in the 1990s, the audiobook draws on the best of kerouac and the beats, injecting a heavy dose.
Crime fiction inspired by the songs of bruce springsteen. Welcome to joe cliffords second novel, junkie love. Joe clifford is the author of several books, including the one that got away, junkie love, and the jay porter thriller series, as well as editor of the anthologies trouble in the heartland. Crime fiction inspired by the songs of johnny cash, and hard sentences. From the cow fields of connecticut to the streets of san francisco, joe clifford s junkie love traverses the lost highways of america, down the rocky roads of mental illness to the dead ends of addiction.
Joe cliffords junkie love portrays highheeled heroin amour, beautiful and vicious, full of front seat hot sex and brutal cop raids, secret rehab gropes and smackfueled crime sprees. In prose that speeds like a stolen car, clifford does for opiated romance what michael herr did for war and f. His autobiographical novel, junkie love, chronicles his battle with drugs and was published by. Joe clifford is the author of several books, including the one. Joe clifford is the author of several books both nonfiction and fiction, the first book in his jay porter series. The subject matter is entirely different, the parallel lies in the incredible honesty that both authors apply in their work. Until then, ill recommit to doing what i do best, which i started in earnest back in 2010 with junkie love. Junkie love joe clifford didnt start drinking beer until he was almost twenty years old. Joe cliffords junkie love is a memoir of cliffords time spent as an heroin addict.
Crime fiction inspired by the songs of johnny cash, and hard sentences, which he coedited. Originally published in 20, it is less an autobiography and more a stylized account of author joe clifford s last year of being homeless and battling drug addiction in san francisco. Primarily set in and around the san francisco area, junkie love tells the story of cliffords quick decent from new englandbred. Joe clifford books in order publication order of jay porter books. Junkie love follows a young, twentysomething yearold guy traveling to california fueled by fantasies of living the type of life glorified by the works of jack kerouac and other beat authors. It is indeed a love story, although not necessarily in the conventional sense, a junkie romance is never that straight forward. Clifford lives in california with his wife, justine, and their son. The two happiest days of my publishing life were not when i got book deals or when books came out. Joe clifford audio books, best sellers, author bio. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Joe is acquisitions editor for gutter books and the author of several books, including junkie love and the jay porter thriller series, as well as editor of trouble in the heartland. From the cow fields of connecticut to the streets of san francisco, joe. His new book, junkie love, is the fictionalized version. Junkie love by joe clifford, book trailer get set go, wont let.
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