Finding Fish, Antwone Q. Fisher
Finding Fish, Antwone Q. Fisher
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Finding Fish
A Memoir

Author: Antwone Q. Fisher, Mim E. Rivas

Narrator: Thomas Penny

Unabridged: 12 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/14/2016

Synopsis

Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the world, raised by the family he created for himself.Finding Fish shows how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was born -- first as the child who painted the feelings his words dared not speak, then as a poet and storyteller who would eventually become one of Hollywood's most sought-after screenwriters.A tumultuous and ultimately gratifying tale of self-discovery written in Fisher's gritty yet melodic literary voice, Finding Fish is an unforgettable reading experience.

About Antwone Q. Fisher

Antwone Fisher is the author of the New York Times bestseller Finding Fish. He is also the screenwriter of the film Antwone Fisher, based on his life and directed by Academy Award winner Denzel Washington. Fisher lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.

About Mim E. Rivas

Mim Eichler Rivas is the author of the acclaimed Beautiful Jim Key, as well as the coauthor of more than eighteen books, including The Pursuit of Happyness and Finding Fish with Antwone Fisher.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brianne on July 10, 2012

Finding Fish was a book that my social worker MIL had around that she'd had to read for school, and suggested I read it, since I'm also a social work student. It sat around until I had a dry spell between library runs; I wasn't as interested as I wanted to be. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it......more

Goodreads review by Dave on August 17, 2007

I actually have an autographed copy of this book; fantastic memoir about overcoming abuse; he's from cleveland; he came and spoke at event i went to and i went to a book signing of his; amazing story; he talked about how the screenplay to this book (became the movie with Denzell) that he wrote was t......more

Goodreads review by Cherisa on September 30, 2021

Fathered by a 23 year old man killed by a pregnant girlfriend who had a restraining order and two daughters by him already, and born posthumously in prison to an unwed teenage mother, Antwone starts life deeply disadvantaged. A ward of the state of Ohio from his birth, we get Antwone's story in two......more

Goodreads review by James on June 08, 2009

Antwone's early life is a filled with textbook examples of causes which lead to a life of crime, drugs and poverty. He grew in a foster home where it was made apparent to him he was just a means to get money from the state and nothing more. He grew up in an impoverished Cleveland neighborhood where......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on May 23, 2013

Finding Fish by Antwone Quenton Fisher is a heart wrenching story about a young boy, Antwone Fisher, and his journey from being put into foster homes at birth, he goes from feeling unwanted, and unloved, to feeling important, and meaningful to others. Antwone was originally put into an orphanage af......more

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