| In 1970s America, two characters struggle for ultimate control ... one for a life he can scarcely imagine, the other for the only life he has ever known |
| In 1970s America, two characters struggle for ultimate control ... one for a life he can scarcely imagine, the other for the only life he has ever known |
| fiction non-fiction memoir poetry |
| Karl Buntingstrife ... the epitome of power in a world he considers all his own |
| Calvin Turtle ... a young man who mirrors the very heart of a troubled generation |
SQUIRE BABCOCK
has taken a long and fascinating path to becoming a novelist. He grew up in an
abusive Louisville home and was eventually arrested and jailed for possession
of heroin. In the ensuing years he worked as a ballroom dance instructor, farm
hand, weigh-man in a cotton gin, hunting guide, pool table repair mechanic,
small business owner, carpenter, free-lance journalist and blues drummer. At
the age of 30 he sold his Nashville pool table business and registered as a
freshman English major at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. After
graduating with his B.A., he taught English at a Massachusetts boarding
school for three years before returning to UMass for his MFA. He is currently
Associate Professor of English at Murray State University, where he has taught
English and creative writing for 16 years and heads up the Low-Residency MFA
Program in Creative Writing.
has taken a long and fascinating path to becoming a novelist. He grew up in an
abusive Louisville home and was eventually arrested and jailed for possession
of heroin. In the ensuing years he worked as a ballroom dance instructor, farm
hand, weigh-man in a cotton gin, hunting guide, pool table repair mechanic,
small business owner, carpenter, free-lance journalist and blues drummer. At
the age of 30 he sold his Nashville pool table business and registered as a
freshman English major at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. After
graduating with his B.A., he taught English at a Massachusetts boarding
school for three years before returning to UMass for his MFA. He is currently
Associate Professor of English at Murray State University, where he has taught
English and creative writing for 16 years and heads up the Low-Residency MFA
Program in Creative Writing.
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| ISBN 978-1-934894-02-6 |
| Novel 301 pages |
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| "Babcock is a splendid novelist who deserves a wide audience." -- Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Olen Butler |
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