Lakewood
Lakewood by William Walsh, published by TouchPoint Press on April 4, 2022, is a literary fiction novel that explores themes of coming of age and the complexities of small-town life. Set in 1973, the story follows Robert English, a lonely college student who returns to his hometown of Lakewood, New York, eleven years after the tragic death of his twin sister. Taking a summer job housesitting for his history professor, Robert embarks on a journey to reconcile his past, confront family turmoil, and seek answers about his sister’s death while navigating the challenges of love and adventure.
Readers will find a poignant narrative that delves into Robert’s struggles as he attempts to reconnect with his childhood and the memories that haunt him. As he grapples with guilt and loss, the story unfolds with elements of lust, lies, and seduction that complicate his relationships. This edition, comprising 288 pages, captures the essence of a young man’s quest for redemption and understanding amidst the backdrop of a small town, making it a reflective exploration of personal growth and the impact of unresolved grief.
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In 1973, in idyllic Lakewood, New York, this beautiful coming-of-age story is about a lonely college student who returns to his hometown eleven years after his twin sister’s death. Robert English accepts a summer job housesitting for his history professor. If Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward, Angel proclaimed you can never return home, Robert attempts the impossible, to return to his childhood to reconcile his past, to find answers to his sister’s death, to have a summer of adventure and love, to overcome the family torment for what they did not prevent, and to ease the guilt he suffers as a sole survivor. While housesitting, Robert returns to his childhood to reconcile his family’s tragedy, but along the way, he finds adventure, love, and sex. This young medical student, flawed like all men and women, loses the one woman he truly loves and finds himself alone again. Lust, lies, and seduction tempt him away from her and leave him damaged, almost beyond repair. He must find a way back into her heart.
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