Smart beach read! “Powerful and moving” coming of age story about clashing cultures and complicated relationships. “Supremely readable…” ABROAD follows three twentysomethings as they explore new experiences and navigate romantic loves and friendships during the cultural upheaval and sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s. For fans of Sally Rooney. Free on Kindle.
After the Fire: Love and Hate in the Ashes of 1967
Still recovering from the 1967 riots, Newark seethes with racial tension, corrupt politics, and rival mob families jostling for influence—and is the wrong place and the wrong time for Italian golden boy Junior to meet Mickey, a tough, smart beauty from the wrong side of town. Can they ever find acceptance in a world that […]
Garage Band Days: A Memoir
The 1960’s was the perfect time for teenagers to create bands. Rock and roll was young and instruments were inexpensive. And most importantly, there were many places for these young musicians to play on Friday and Saturday nights; skating rinks, National Guard Armories, theaters, or just somebody’s back yard. In 1963, my brother Ronnie and […]
Free: Can’t Buy Me Love
London is swinging, but not for our girl Edith, who has no hope in sight until her gay cousin Ronnie comes to her rescue. In thoroughly unconventional style, he transforms her into the sort of sixties woman he knew she deserved to be. And so begins her remarkable new life because, sometimes, a girl’s just […]
ANN irresistible spirit
A story of love and sex between two teenager neighbours who live on the backstreets of Leeds, England in the 1960s. Their relationship develops through marriage and parenthood until a terrible mistake divides them. An unbreakable friendship develops until tragedy strikes and a family is left grieving. A wonderful read that encourages both tears and […]