Overview
In the stories, the protagonist has many names. Like the old saying, the more some things are changed, the more some things remain the same. The consistent subject of these explorations is a heterosexual male of mid-twentieth century America, born and raised in the Midwest. He is a socially inept loner. As he enters adolescence, his problems adapting to life multiply. He is an individual, to be sure, but also a case in point.
Some tales, such as "Sanctuary" are in first person, enabling the author to get the distance of a fictional person, while unlocking the emotions lying in his memory. As far as any factual history is concerned, the author has taken considerable fictional liberties. He paints a picture of his journey growing up as a young boy. The boy is not extraordinary, but his life is unique. This book offers portraits in specific times and settings and like any artist might do, each portrait is colored differently with different lighting and reveals different facets of the subject. The boy's time in grade school began in the 1950's and he finished high school in the 1960's. The later stories conclude sometime in the 1970's. Each generation, every era, has its challenges. There is often a male protagonist in each story that can be identified as the author's voice.
A fictional memoir does not tell the whole story of a life, rather it concentrates on specific moments in time. In the case of this mode of writing, it is an account of incidents in time but may include fictive elements.
This book title, Eddies Along the River (Reassembled, recovered, and realized tales of mid-century St. Paul), ISBN: 9798350913378, by Michael Sullivan, published by BookBaby (October 2, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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