Aldous was a bit pessimistic. Was it the LSD? Was it a nagging wife? Was it frustration over his neighbour's kids walking across his lawn every day after school? Was it because he had the name "Aldous"? The answers to these and other questions can be found in his recently discovered and newly released book:"A Brave New Neighbourhood" In it he recounts the heart warming, hellacious and hilarious tales of the 14 years he spent living beside the Langenmeyer family. Terry Langenmeyer, a mentor to young Aldous, eventually ran off with Huxley's 3rd wife (whom he always considered to be his favorite - even though she was "as flat chested as Langenmeyer himself") Aldous found true love at Mardi Gras in 1952 with a woman named "Denise" even though Huxley was thrice her age at the time. Unfortunately true love only lasted a couple of hours and then he lost her in a maze of beads, beer and blues music.
You can enjoy the rest of the sordid tale on your own. A good read.
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