Baby Guy Fisher grew up in institutions from the moment of his delivery in prison to a single mother. He eventually found live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical mistreatment. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the globe, raised with the family members he designed for himself.

Finding Fish displays how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was created — 1st as the kid who painted the feelings his words dared not speak, then as a poet and storyteller who eventually become among Hollywood’s most sought-after screenwriters.

A tumultuous and ultimately gratifying tale of self-discovery written in Fisher’s gritty yet melodic literary voice, Finding Fish is an unforgettable reading knowledge.