Title: Clearly now, the rain : a memoir of love and other trips /
Authors: Hastings, Eli, 1977-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Hastings, Eli,; Hastings, Eli, Friends and associates.; Hastings, Eli, Travel.; Hastings, Eli,; Advani, Serala.; Hastings, Eli, Amis et relations.; Hastings, Eli, Voyages.; Drug addicts United States Biography; Toxicomanes États-Unis Biographies.; Malades mentaux États-Unis Biographies.
Abstract: "A deeply personal rumination on the existential explanations for the desperation and sadness experienced by those suffering from addiction and mental disorder, this nuanced memoir brings to life the troubled, decade-long relationship between Eli Hastings and his friend Serala. At family events, Serala wore saris and ate delicately from plates of curry. But elsewhere, she wore a lip ring, designer shades, and a cowboy hat; would regularly drink frat boys under the table; would sleep less than five hours a week; and would place herself in dangerous situations for another bag of heroin. Serala's complex character and seemingly haphazard choices are made real, from ill-advised quests for narcotics in Mexican border towns to unplanned 50-hour road trips from L.A. to New York City. Although her dark and traumatic journey concluded tragically at age 27, Eli Hastings writes with hopeful resolution about his unique friendship"--Amazon.com, viewed June 6, 2013.