LUST LIFE: An Adult Memoir is the cradle to stigma autobiography of Hank Rose, literary eccentric adult film and video luminary of the 80s and 90s. It's not your standard old school XXX career tabloid tome but a true Hollywood story from the wrong side of the showbiz tracks. A scarlet-lettered version of the great American adult novel, it could pass for part two of the Boogie Nights saga as told by an artful jack of all sex tradesman who moonlighted as a mainstream film critic. More than an Xer celeb tell all, it's the soul searching self portrait of a classic veteran porn star who grew up in New England and moved to LA to see his pro libido fate foretold and wet dream destiny realized from gutter to glitter. This down to earth chronicle is a heartfelt storyteller's study of a life before and after porn. Seasoned with poetry and lists of trivia reference, its range and scope runs the gamut from the innocence of growing up to the guilt of mature adventure. Most of all, this magnum opus missive by a man of X-rated letters redefines the X-rater as a human being. His legacy is a humble survivalist cautionary tale about a falling sex star who gave up life in the lust lane for love in his swan song of erotic glory. Short on dirt but long on adult film history, this candid narrative reads like a Dickens novel rated X that will forever separate real people humanity from the vice or vanity of sex stardom.
eBookMall recently interviewed author Hank Rose. Here is an excerpt:
After reading LUST LIFE: An Adult Memoir, what do you want people to take away with them? "That adult personas reveal real people who have much to say beyond the XXX scorn of scarlet letters. I want readers not to discount the writing of erotic luminary figures based on their ratings genre or rank scale in pop culture. Profound and poignant literary expression can be found in the most unlikely places. Just open your heart and mind and let humanity balance out the media stereotypes and the social stigma."
Read more on Hank's author page!