It is the conclusion of the 1970’s. People indulge. It is the end of the Me Generation and the beginning of the era of greed and conservatism. Love, education, resolution, cultural differences, sex, and the finding of a voice drive this third novel of the Ron Tuck Series. With an all girl catholic high school as the setting and the light that comes from internal and external fires as the motivation, Ron discovers the person that he was meant to be and the things that he must leave behind.
Archives for December 15, 2011
Snake Garden Paradise
The second novel in the Ron Tuck Series, Snake Garden Paradise continues the journey of Ron Tuck though the loss of the counter culture’s experiment, the dissolution of friendships and the suffering that comes from broken dreams. When people persue freedom, they purchase it at a price. The author was awarded a Doctorate of Letters from Drew University with this story as his dissertation.
Reinforcements
A coming of age novel, spiced with rock music of the late 60’s and early 70’s, Reinforcments is a story of friendship, education, protest, a country divided over the Viet Nam War, sexual exploration, mind expansion, cultural mores, and the foundation upon which those conflicts occured. Above all it is a comedy.