A Dance With Shadows; The Journey Beyond Sexual Abuse, Addiction and Chemical Imbalance

“A troubled man from the Pacific Northwest grapples with sex and drug addiction in this candid, auspicious debut memoir… Adreon’s shadowy youth is a moving depiction of deep friendship, faith and therapy in a strange, terrifying realm that seems nearly impossible for its inhabitants to escape… Honest and penitent, Adreon’s patient, Zen-like voice is saturated with poetry and hope, a testament in itself to his eventual triumph.”

“He draws readers in with images of heroin injections and dumpster diving. Adreon doesn’t dwell exclusively on these scenes, however, and thus avoids reducing his story to a confession to be read by voyeurs. Instead, he looks back at his experiences with an analytic eye, trying to sort out exactly how he went from school to prison in a few short years… What Adreon does exceedingly well is illustrate his frustrating spiral of addiction and recovery…this ambitious memoir, which succeeds as both a therapeutic journey for the author and a beacon of hope for readers going through similar struggles.” Sheila M. Trask *Clarion Review*