After Perfect

A Daughter's Memoir

De: Christina McDowell

Narrado por: Christina McDowell

In the tradition of New York Times best sellers What Remains by Carole Radziwill and Oh the Glory of It All by Sean Wilsey, Christina McDowell's unflinching memoir is a brutally honest, cautionary tale about one family's destruction in the wake of the Wall Street implosion.

Christina McDowell was born Christina Prousalis. She had to change her name to be legally extricated from the trail of chaos her father, Tom Prousalis, left in the wake of his arrest and subsequent imprisonment as one of the guilty players sucked into the collateral fallout of Jordan Belfort (the "Wolf of Wall Street"). Christina worshipped her father and the seemingly perfect life they lived...a life she finds out was built on lies. Christina's family, as is typically the case, had no idea what was going on.

Nineteen-year-old Christina drove her father to jail while her mother dissolved in denial. Since then Christina's life has been decimated. As her family floundered in rehab, depression, homelessness, and loss, Christina succumbed to the grip of alcohol, drugs, and promiscuity before finding catharsis in the most unlikely of places. From the bucolic affluence of suburban Washington, DC, to the A-list clubs and seedy underbelly of Los Angeles, this provocative memoir unflinchingly describes the harsh realities of a fall from grace. Full of '90s nostalgia and access to the inner circles of the Washingtonian societal elite, Christina McDowell's beautiful memoir is a Blue Jasmine story from a daughter's perspective.

©2015 Christina McDowell (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Great story

Such a sincere true story of the families that suffer behind the Wall Street greed. Beautifully and honestly written. Highly recommend!

Terrible narration

The performance was terrible. Monotone, boring and ruined the story for me. The content and material are great if you can get past the horrible narrative.

Interesting, honest story

The story was very interesting and well written. I did not care for Chistina McDowell's voice as she read it- it came off a little whiny and was at times irritating to listen to. But I finished the whole thing and I'm glad I did.

Giving the Author Props for Raw Honesty

What did you like best about this story?

First I have to say, I am generally a fan of autobiographies and memoirs. I learn so much from listening to others' journeys. I think what I liked best was the realness of the pain, denial and coping mechanisms Christina so openly shared.

What does Christina McDowell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I always get more when I listen directly from the author.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

My only extreme reaction was the apparent dissolution her father displayed throughout her story. I read the summary court opinion on his appeal back in 2014 based on the Janus case. It's clear he still doesn't own his behavior or actions.

LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS BOOK!

Christina better write another book soon! Her words were descriptive in such a way that visually & emotionally I could feel where she was at all the way through the book. From childhood until present day her journey was part fairytale & part nightmare.
What a talented author!!!