The Lost Years Summary and Analysis

Soon everything changed in her relationship with Ben. Due to Marianne's rising fame, he felt that she had more power and control than he did. Marianne's new manager felt that Ben was a liability. Meanwhile, Ben was cheating on her with Christina Monet, the wife of the owner of Z Records. Marianne was devastated. She even walked in on them having sex by accident. She knew her relationship with Ben was over.

Broken English brought them interest from the cops too due to all the bad language. They were busted all the time as the cops were convinced that Marianne and Ben were dealing drugs. Every time the police showed up they were shocked how they were living in squalor. They were continuing to be heavy drug users.

Due to Marianne's success in the US, she and...