Benjy

The true story of James R Beauchamp, Benjy, as told to Stoney Stonebraker. A man down on his luck befriends a stranger and tells them him his life story. The man, Stoney Stonebraker decides to publish Benjy hard luck memoir to raise money to help Benji turn his life around. In the suburbs of 1960s California we get to know Benjy and his working class family, his parents divorce, and his placement in a strict foster home where he plots a hapless escape. Against all odds, he and his sister hitchhike across the country to reunite with their estranged mother. Benjy narrates his jock days and dreams of being an actor and life on a oil rig. A sudden near death experience makes him the miracle man and through it all, we are touched by Benjy's enduring faith in God. His rough and tumble life unfolds with fancy cars and crack ups, marriage and separation, kids and bills. Benjy's adventures include working as an actor and hanging out with OJ Simpson and Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones.

• | Author: Stoney Stonebraker
• | Publisher: Lulu.com
• | Publication Date: Sep 22, 2013
• | Number of Pages: 72 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1304521982
• | ISBN-13: 9781304521989