The Mysteries of Pompey Hollow - Antil, Jerome Mark
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The novel captures life in the years following World War II before cell phones and the internet. It takes us back to a time when people looked out for one another; a time when small-town values still mattered. The novel does for those years what Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn did for an earlier time. The novel is also a celebration of who we were back then. It's a joyous hayride, sometimes scary, sometimes sad, sometimes hilarious. It will cause you a lot of smiles and a few tears as well along the way. Jerry and his friends bring alive a bygone era. The story and the characters will…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The novel captures life in the years following World War II before cell phones and the internet. It takes us back to a time when people looked out for one another; a time when small-town values still mattered. The novel does for those years what Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn did for an earlier time. The novel is also a celebration of who we were back then. It's a joyous hayride, sometimes scary, sometimes sad, sometimes hilarious. It will cause you a lot of smiles and a few tears as well along the way. Jerry and his friends bring alive a bygone era. The story and the characters will resonate, both emotionally and intellectually through the eyes of a young boy named Jerry and is closely based on the experiences of the author. Jerry and his friends confront and resolve a fascinating series of mysteries that will live in your memory, long after the pages are closed. Life growing up in the shadows of WWII. Kids born in the '40s grew up fast. They had to. By the time they were five more than seventy million people were killed in the largest world war in the history of man. The novel illustrates an independence in the young of the day they earned and were trusted with during a time parents and siblings were all off pitching in or fighting for the war effort. They had to fend for themselves, responsibly. It's a book about the examples of heroism set for them by the entire community. With foundations in truth, this novel won Book of the Year - Books & Authors. (Family & Friendship) The Mysteries of Pompey Hollow will make you feel better about yourself and the world around you, and that's saying a lot. Young Jerry is born the same year Pearl Harbor was attacked. When the war was over, after nearly 80 million lives were lost, the family moves to the country. Here our story begins. Life for the young in the shadows of WWII. Named Books and Authors BOOK OF THE YEAR - Antil was named Writer of the Year by Syracuse University.
Autorenporträt
International award-winning author Jerome Mark Antil brings the vibrant New Orleans and Acadiana to life on every page of this novel - The Bayou Moon. Experience New Orleans and visit a culture first painted by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem, Evangeline, about the tragic beginnings of the Cajun French and their journey into Louisiana's Acadiana. Look no further than The Bayou Moon. The area's life, culture, food and music are perfectly woven into the story to create a fantastically immersive narrative tapestry; Jerome Mark Antil allows the reader to walk the streets, the st. Charles Avenue, the Canal Street alongside his characters and see the world through their eyes. The Bayou Moon is a faultless mix of everything from sex and crime to life and death, but the overwhelming themes are that of hope and love. When it comes to love the author shows practically every form of love possible in the world, from family/friends love and romantic love to the love of life and experiences.The novel shows the friendship between a group of unlikely friends, a man close to death, an illiterate Cajun French yardman and two of the most successful women in Southern Louisiana. With a wide spectrum of personalities on the surface it appears that they wouldn't complement each other. And yet Antil has developed the characters to be multidimensional and connected through their hope and love each other. Jerome Mark Antil showcases a wide range of emotional turmoil, especially within Peck's story, which no doubt will charm sympathy from the reader and the overwhelming desire for Peck and the others to achieve everything they desire.Antil set this novel apart from all others by how he handles two different yet intertwining stories. Just when the reader thinks that the story is going to go one direction Jerome Mark Antil skillfully twists the tale to another direction keeping the reader on tenterhooks as to what will happen next.From both an Acadian and Irish heritage - Jerome Mark Antil is a consummate researcher who spoon feeds his story backdrops with such historical accuracy his fiction leaves lasting messages. Born the seventh child of a seventh son of a seventh son he was named Jerome after the librarian, Saint Jerome and Mark, after the wit and adventure of Mark Twain - Jerry, as he goes by - wears the honors well and writes what he knows - as Hemingway would encourage - and as he entertains with a talent for storytelling, he's earned from more than a dozen novels.