When Kevin Lewis wrote the kid, the bestselling story of his brutal childhood, he believed he could put it all behind him. But it wasn't to be quite that straightforward. Unstable mother, and dennis, his alcoholic father...When Kevin Lewis wrote the kid, the bestselling story of his brutal childhood, he believed he could put it all behind him. But it wasn't to be quite that straightforward. Unstable mother, and dennis, his alcoholic father, rose up and engulfed him, and he was forced to face his demons once more.