SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU (PETER GALLAGHER, IN PORT ELIZABETH

Precocious yet vulnerable teenager James has a deep appreciation for the world, but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his divorced parents, nor his twenty-year-old memoir-writing sister, James decides to reject the assumptions that govern the adult world, starting with his potential college career. Grappling with his future, his sexuality, and his screwed up family, James embarks on a search for wisdom through nontraditional means, aided by the eccentricities of his grandmother, and flings with his therapist. Based on the bestselling novel by Peter Cameron, Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You is a funny and heartfelt coming of age story about the often strange experiences that help define a life. 13L