Memoir

Memoir is a novel about a ghostwriter, John Doe, who writes the memoir for a client, Charlie. It is not a recap of Charlie's entire life; instead, it documents the history of the major events in Charlie's life that defined who he had become.
As becomes evident by the end of the first section of the novel, Charlie is destined to become an alcoholic, though a functioning one, rather than a typical drunk. Despite his alcoholism, Charlie is successful in business, eventually saving his company ...