Book Launch: The Painting and the Piano

Two people, vastly different in their beginnings, come together to become the perfect couple. The Painting and the Piano is the remarkable true story of Adrianne Lugo and John Lipscomb; one, at the mercy of an inadequate and archaic foster care system, was returned to her heroin-addicted mother after a year-long court battle that sparked a huge media story in early 1970’s Long Island; the other growing up privileged with an alcoholic mother. Their remarkable story of survival, transformation, and of finding each other shows a powerful blend of courage, determination, love and maybe a little serendipity! Told as a tandem narrative with chapters alternating between Adrianne and John, readers embark on a journey through their unforgettable story of pain, loss, and the undying human quest for happiness.The authors reside in Ocean Ridge, FL and are published by HCI, the original publishers of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Pub date: September 5, 2017. https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780061874156-0

About The Authors:

John Lipscomb and Adrianne Lugo have each celebrated over a decade of sobriety. Both are fully immersed in the South Florida recovery community and John has been on the board of several men’s recovery homes. John has brought AA program meetings into prison and, with Catholic Church Ministries, worked with men and women in maximum security prison including those on death row. Adrianne worked for a recovery home company, sponsors women in AA, and both authors blog about recovery. Adrianne also worked with prisoners on death row and has been interviewed about recovering from opiate addiction. She was born addicted to heroin and was put into foster care as an infant. At the age of nine, her biological parents started a year-long court battle to get her back that made national news. Today, she works to help the public understand the foster care system and its future. See more at: www.paintingandpiano.com