The Wire Recorder
The Wire Recorder by Thomas A. Levitt, published by Thomas A. Levitt on September 28, 2017, is a historical fiction novel that explores the complexities of love and personal growth against the backdrop of significant societal changes in 1960s America. This edition spans 310 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows childhood friends Sophie Hearn and Steve Elwood as they navigate their evolving relationship amidst the tumult of the Vietnam War, women’s liberation, and the lingering effects of the McCarthy era.
Readers will find a poignant coming-of-age story that delves into the lives of Sophie and Steve as they experience the challenges of adulthood while grappling with their pasts. The novel addresses themes of injustice and personal courage, particularly through Sophie’s connection to her father’s blacklisting as a Hollywood screenwriter. As they part and reunite over the decades, the characters’ journeys reflect the broader historical context of their time, making The Wire Recorder a rich exploration of love and resilience in a changing world.
Official synopsis Publisher
Free love. The Vietnam War. Women’s Lib. In the 1960s, in an America still emerging from the paranoia of the McCarthy era, these issues made regular headlines. For Sophie Hearn and Steve Elwood it was all part of growing up.
The Wire Recorder is a love story that chronicles the coming-of-age of two baby boomers and childhood playmates, manic-depressive Sophie and quirky, awkward Steve, who part, reunite, and part again across the decades of the mid-to-late twentieth century. As they grow into adulthood, separately and together, they both affect and are affected by the events of those turbulent times. But through it all, ever-lurking in the background, is the specter of the formative event of Sophie’s early years: her father’s refusal to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee and subsequent blacklisting from his career as a Hollywood screenwriter. But even Sophie doesn’t know the whole story, and the truth may change her forever.
At heart The Wire Recorder is a story about injustice, and the courage it takes to stand up for what’s right.
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