What do an addiction and a disease have in common?

LOS ANGELES - March 14, 2014 - PRLog -- GOOD LIKE THIS, Diabetes is his superpower.

The debut novel by Peter Arpesella.

Life is spectacular for this affluent New York City family that makes the covers of magazines. But what happens when the wall of their secrets comes crashing down?

Paul, an ambitious investment banker, and Candice, his successful artist wife, have been venturing into the gray areas of monogamy. During a high-end passionate escapade, Paul discovers that Candice has been a closet drug addict for the better part of their relationship. Candice defends herself defiantly and challenges an unwilling Paul to confront his denial for his neglected health condition.

When Paul receives the professional offer of a lifetime, something that will catapult him into a life of wealth and power he could only have dreamed of, he can't cope because his marriage is in shambles, and he is on the verge of losing his life and the trust of his beloved daughter. Paul needs a revelation. He joins a cutting edge research project on the effects of stress, led by an unconventional, charismatic researcher. He soon discovers that there isn't much of a difference between an addict, like his wife, and one who chooses to poorly manage a health condition, like himself with T1 diabetes. And this will change everything.

The New York City Marathon, Paul's lost dream and passion, becomes the riveting and unexpected backdrop for the gripping finale and the bright new life that's about to begin.

GOOD LIKE THIS is a passionate, fast paced, universal story about family, love, commitment, self-discovery, ambition, transformation, and the difference between "high and happy." For the first time in ficiton a protagonist with diabetes goes from victim to hero, not in spite of it... but because of it. Because, like for everything in life, it's not what we have that counts, but what we do with it.

Top diabetes advocates are praising GOOD LIKE THIS: - Scott Johnson, ❝Fast paced●Fun●Pulled me through a tangled set of emotions●Easy to relate●Awesome!❞ - Riva Greenberg, ❝Highly entertaining❞ - Max Szadek, ❝Fabulous●Couldn't put it down●Sexy●Smart●Pulls off the impossible●Eye opening❞ - Stuart Wimbles, ❝Enthralling●Captivating●Truly inspiring●Great!❞ - Simon Carter, ❝The first description of what it actually FEELS LIKE to have diabetes that rang true and non diabetics can understand, and relate to❞ - Asha Brown, ❝Finally!●I have never come across a novel where someone living with T1D has been accurately portrayed - until now● Refreshing●Entertaining●Heart warming●Great story!❞

And people without diabetes said, ❝A mesmerizing story with universal appeal. A must read.❞ - ❝A beautiful triumphant story about love, passion and self-discovery❞ - ❝I loved the book! Seeing how someone lives with diabetes makes me want to take better care of myself. Entertaining and informative.❞

About the author:
Peter Arpesella is an award winning screenplay writer, author and actor, originally from Rimini, Italy. His family owned the historical Grand Hotel, where family friend, Federico Fellini, set his award winning Amarcord. After his successful excursion in the investment banking world, Peter discovered that storytelling is a lot more fun and moved to the States to work as an actor and writer. Peter loves to sail and always loves a good laugh. He's a volunteer recording audiobooks for Learning Ally, helping TreePeople, Heal The Bay and Habitat for Humanity. He writes for Diabetes Daily Post, Am I Diabetic and A Sweet Life, among others. He's been featured on several pubications and radio shows, including Diabetes Sanofi, Divabetic, The Italian Book Club and IN Magazine. He lives in Los Angeles with his actress and writer wife, Annie Wood, and their dog-ter, Lucy.

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