Instead, she met Leonard. “He lost his school, his love, his family, his pride, his trust in people,” Lish writes. In one movie, Leonard could be played by Harvey Keitel, whom Frank Rich once called “our foremost interpreter of beaters.” Not the kind of guy who wears new underwear every day, Leonard absorbs his confidence …

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