In the tradition of such stellar writers as Cormac McCarthy, Harry
Crews and James Agee, Escaping Darkness is the haunting tale of
Donny Wayne Gavin, a young man driven to the edge of insanity by
divorce and his brother's death in Vietnam. Neglected by an
alcoholic father, tormented by his pious mother's sexual escapades
and oppressed by the mountainous region in which he lives, Donny
attempts suicide by jumping off a hotel's seventeenth floor ledge.
However, at the last moment his attempt is stymied by a homeless
woman named Mary, who helps Donny embark upon a spiritual quest
that enables him to confront the demons within. Sadly though
Donny's realizations later turn to dust and he is left once more
standing at the crossroads of self-destruction and desperation
facing life on the streets, suicide, or both. Filled with hope and
despair, sexual tension, black humor, southern mysticism and moral
drama, Escaping Darkness is the bittersweet story of adversity
almost overcome and one man's journey through the unforgiving world
of Southern Appalachia.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2011 |
First published: |
October 2011 |
Authors: |
Michael Rosenbaum
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
186 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4663-4876-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4663-4876-3 |
Barcode: |
9781466348769 |
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