BREAKFAST AT SALLY'S PA (REVISED)

Once ahappily married businessman, an avid golfer, and the proud owner of severalluxury cars and three boats, conservative-minded Richard LeMieux saw hisfortune change almost overnight. In this now classic memoir that has touchedthousands of readers across the globe, LeMieux describes his descent intohomelessness and his struggle to survive personal and economic disaster. Evictedfrom his home in 2002 and living with his dog, Willow, in a beat-up old van,LeMieux finds himself penniless and estranged from his family and friends. He dinesat the Salvation Army (Sally's), attempts suicide, and is treated at a mentalhospital, where he is diagnosed with depression. Writingon a secondhand manual typewriter, first at a picnic table in a public park,and then wherever he can, LeMieux describes his odyssey and the quirky,diverse, and endearing cast of characters found among the homeless people ofBremerton, Washington, and by extension, everywhere else. Breakfast at Sally's is a rare inside look at how the other Americalives, and how one man, beaten down and alone, was able to reconnect, to findgood people, and, ultimately, with their help, to persevere. Updated with anall-new chapter, interviews with the author, a book club guide, and an obituary for Willow.

Richard LeMieux is a writer and ex-businessman who was once happily married and the owner of several cars and three boats. Evicted from his luxury home after his business failed, and living with his dog, Willow, in a beat-up old van, LeMieux wrote Breakfast at Sally's on a secondhand typewriter. He is now a public speaker, talking about his experiences as a homeless person. He and Willow lived together in Bremerton, Washington, until Willow's passing on November 21, 2009.