Out There Somewhere

By Charles Talmage

Kevin Turner wants to get out--out of his parents' house, out of their grip, out of the "crucible of boredom" that has been his life so far, out of the shadow of his perfect sister, Carla. Now he is getting his chance; Kevin is starting his freshman year at a Midwestern university.It is 1968. The sixties are reluctantly sputtering out, the seventies wait patiently in the wings, and a na?ve Kevin finds himself a participant in a strange, complex, and sometimes violent panorama as one decade gives way to another. He quickly succumbs to the lure of alcohol (and, a little later, marijuana), ponders the mysteries of the opposite sex, and struggles to keep his grades high enough to avoid the draft. He meets Laura Byers at a party, and begins learning first-hand about the joy and pain of young love. Through it all he continues to struggle with his parents' high expectations.Kevin's story is about coming-of-age in the heartland in an era unlike any other. If you experienced this era yourself you will feel nostalgia; if you missed it, you will be able to feel its texture, its very essence, in this story.Sexual content, drug and alcohol use, strong language. Recommended for readers age 18 and over.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549704478
• ISBN13: 9781549704475
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"