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First Lights
by Gerald F. Sweeney
440 pages
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First Lights is a coming-of-age during WWII novel.
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Category: Fiction:Literary
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About the Book
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This is the eternal story of the struggle of a child to reconcile his inner spiritual feelings against the requirements and enticements of the real world. Especially when he's energized by the bouncy trampoline of awakening sex. Most of the novel is set in the pre-WWII suburb of Manhasset, N.Y.
Jim Mahoney, whose roots go back to Iowa and Chicago, faces the consequences of his father's death and the loss of warmth provided by his extended family. He is ripped from that embrace by events caused by the 1930's Depression and subsequently deposited in various boys' homes and military schools. The question is: Does Jim have the courage to overcome his difficult beginnings.
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| About the Author |
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Jerry Sweeney is a retired magazine executive, who has published two previous novels at booklocker.com. The first is titled "Last Proud Gallop," a romantic tragedy set in the 20's and "Eagles Rising," the first novel in "The Columbiad" series, following an Irish-American family through the 20th Century. |
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