The Shattered Candelabra: Surviving Liberace, Fame, and Other Near-Death Experiences

The Shattered Candelabra is the sequel to the New York Times bestselling memoir, Behind the Candelabra, the inspiration for the award-winning HBO film starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. Beginning with the death of his lover, the legendary entertainer Liberace, Thorson continues the astonishing story of his life, and he has had quite the life: he became the lover of Loretta Lynn and fended off overtures from some other supposedly straight celebrities; he served as the star witness in the infamous Wonderland murders; he lived a double-life in a witness protection program as both a born-again as a televangelist, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars, and hiding from the mob; he cheated death, foiling two hit men who shot him five times; he sold huge quantities of crystal meth in Palm Springs; he did four stretches in jail, where he got to know Charles Manson; attained sobriety; beat cancer—and had an affair with Michael Jackson.Shocking and heartwarming, The Shattered Candelabra promises to be better than the first memoir of an extraordinary life.