I read the book recently as well and thought it was captivating. I found myself not wanting to believe a lot of what was written, but was able to suspend my disbelief for the most part. Not sure she has a reason to flat-out lie, per se. Most memoir falls under the "creative non-fiction" spectrum meaning re-creating dialogue is acceptable though not always believable.
That being said, none of it surprised me much. What surprised me most was that I felt real sympathy for CAH. Regardless of what was said or done the woman gave up a good portion of her life for Lindsey and was left with pretty much nothing to show for it. I'm not going to whip out my tiny violin or anything, she had a good run and all, but I do not envy her in those last years she spent with Lindsey.
I'm just glad he seems to have shaped up these days, but I guess we'll never really know.
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