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The Bastard of Beverly Hills

In The Bastard of Beverly Hills, author Rafael Moscatel shares the heartbreaking true story of being given up for adoption by a renowned family of musicians, a decades-long odyssey to tear down the web of lies that kept him from uncovering their lurid past, and his inspiring journey back home— to a place he could finally feel comfortable in his own skin.

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