Distorted Perception of Innocence

There are hundreds of stories about enduring hardships and triumphs in the inner city. I have spent more than twenty years in silence identifying my patterns and behaviors in hopes of forebearing my true nature. In this nonfiction narrative confessional - Axel Desarden a Bronx born Puerto Rican details his struggles from the innocence of childhood freedoms, through a distorted figment, engulfed in confusion and contradiction. My thirst for identity formation grew beyond my conscious control with an attraction to a falsehood of pride and prejudice. Though emotionally stunted and underdeveloped, his search for what once was, never seized. This book will stretch your emotional measures, SO STRAP IN!