Pulledbetweenthedisparatespheresofhomelifewithhisministerfatherandtheworldofsex,drugs,andviolenceofhisclosestfriends,authorStephenHavenrelateshisjourneyofself-discoveryinthispoignantmemoir.Afterafourteen-yearabsencefromhishomeinAmsterdam,NewYork,Havenreturnstothestreetsthatmoldedhischaracter.Throughmemoriesofhisadolescence,Havenreliveshisyouthinthiseconomicallydeprivedcommunityandexploresthevaluesoffriendship,loyalty,andprivilege.Atruebildungsroman,TheRiverLocktracestheforgingofHaven’sidentityfromtheclashofthetwoworldsofhisyouth-homeandstreet.HisreturntohischildhoodpastallowsHaventounderstandanddescribehowhisgrowingunderstandingofart,culture,spirituality,andclassmeldedtocreateamanabletolivefullyintwodistinctworlds,thefoundationofthemanheistoday.
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