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In his intriguing story of how patience, coincidence, and perseverance brought political power to a neighborhood and solidarity to a workplace, Hayward McMullen emphasizes the importance of friendship in everyday life. As well as civil rights and social justice, he delivers a romantic chronicle that details the quest for love and affection. Spanning thirty-two years, the novel portrays four heartwarming romances, but focuses on Kelsey and Gregg's romantic bond after they meet at a peace parade seeking an end to the Vietnam War.
Estranged, for five years, what experiences brought them together, and what experiences will change them?
Will their love survive the turmoil of Gregg's rotating shifts of fuel manufacture?
Will they continue to follow Gandhi's advice to "Live simply so that others may simply live," as they did in their low income Central City neighborhood, or will they be charmed by the wealth and status of upscale Olympus Cove where they purchased a spacious house with a terraced backyard and a panoramic view of the Salt Lake Valley.
In the midst of such family and workplace tensions, there is suspenseful uncertainty as to whether the OSHA Inquest will find Gregg responsible for a frightening fuel fed fire, and whether a disciplinary hearing will find him guilty of uncivil behavior and sabotage.
ISBN : 978-1-80439-712-1
Published: 25/07/2024
Pages : 364
Size : 234x156
Imprint : Olympia Publishers
Enamored with puns and word play, I wrote satire for my high school newspaper. The Journalism teacher took me aside and suggested that I read George Orwell's Politics and the English Language and a passage from Thucydides Peloponnesian War about how "Words change their meanings and take that which is now given to them." I read those, and over time, I explored language meanings and the various grammars of such. While working at a refinery similar to the one portrayed in this novel, I studied linguistics, semiotics, and the thoughts and writings of post-modern and post-colonial thinkers. Such notions have shaped the approach and aesthetic of The Liquid Sunshine Turnaround.