Divergent Lives is an important book on two fronts: It sets a story that will touch readers about family and brotherhood, and it will open up a conversation about narcissism hidden in a fractured personality caused by irresponsible parenting. Contact with a narcissist can be at once exhilarating and confusing, hurtful and seductive. It can make you feel like you are losing your mind, yet without an understanding of why you feel that way. Some narcissistic people, many in fact, seem quite normal, welcoming, and even nice. But betrayal often follows, and so does hurt. This book can be used to help you recognize the many ways narcissism looks and how it seduces in relationships, friendships and at work. Understanding the disease of narcissism can also help the non-narcissist begin to heal. The author shows how he deals with emotions, and learned how to step back, and away, from the damaging effects of a narcissistic person. And by sharing his story, he encourages and guides others to heal from the pain narcissism has perpetrated in their lives.