Author David Ambroz (A Place Called Home): "I Think Of No As A Request for More Information"

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley · Oct 27, 2022 · 1h 6m

Dennis connects via Zoom with author David Ambroz to discuss his memoir A Place Called Home, which David describes as "Forrest Gump meets Hillbilly Elegy with a heavy dose of Precious." It documents his childhood, growing up homeless on the streets of New York City, struggling to survive with his mentally ill mother and two older siblings, then takes him through multiple group homes and foster families as a teenager, as well as a life-changing year abroad in Spain when he's 17. He survives it all, goes onto college and eventually becomes an accomplished professional, working in community…