Overview
A blue-collar entrepreneur's unlikely path from chaos to Senate candidacy.
From a broken Montana home to Washington's marble halls, Denny LaVé's extraordinary memoir chronicles an American journey defying every expectation. Perfect for readers who loved Hillbilly Elegy and Educated, this powerful narrative reveals how faith and hard work can transform fractured beginnings into purposeful leadership.
Born into dysfunction—his father secretly took him across state lines at age four—LaVé bounced between schools, parents, and broken promises. Through setbacks from failing college to heat stroke during Marine boot camp, he refused to surrender.
His unconventional healing path included living in a 1,000-year-old Dominican monastery in France, building a multi-million-dollar construction business from scratch, raising six sons, and confronting trauma through intensive therapy—including a harrowing suicide attempt that became his turning point.
LaVé's candid exploration of childhood sexual trauma and mental health struggles offers hope to anyone battling shame. His journey from broken child to successful entrepreneur and Senate candidate proves healing is possible and ordinary Americans can make extraordinary differences.
Culminating in a face-to-face confrontation with political establishment that inspired his Senate run, this raw, inspiring memoir will resonate with anyone that believes character matters more than credentials and sometimes the most unlikely candidates are exactly what democracy needs.
From a broken Montana home to Washington's marble halls, Denny LaVé's extraordinary memoir chronicles an American journey defying every expectation. Perfect for readers who loved Hillbilly Elegy and Educated, this powerful narrative reveals how faith and hard work can transform fractured beginnings into purposeful leadership.
Born into dysfunction—his father secretly took him across state lines at age four—LaVé bounced between schools, parents, and broken promises. Through setbacks from failing college to heat stroke during Marine boot camp, he refused to surrender.
His unconventional healing path included living in a 1,000-year-old Dominican monastery in France, building a multi-million-dollar construction business from scratch, raising six sons, and confronting trauma through intensive therapy—including a harrowing suicide attempt that became his turning point.
LaVé's candid exploration of childhood sexual trauma and mental health struggles offers hope to anyone battling shame. His journey from broken child to successful entrepreneur and Senate candidate proves healing is possible and ordinary Americans can make extraordinary differences.
Culminating in a face-to-face confrontation with political establishment that inspired his Senate run, this raw, inspiring memoir will resonate with anyone that believes character matters more than credentials and sometimes the most unlikely candidates are exactly what democracy needs.
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