The Road Behind Me: The Lie of Hannah - Softcover

RjCook

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1532919239 ISBN 13: 9781532919237

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

It's been said a man falls in love an average of three times in his life. If that's an accurate assessment, it stands to reason two of those three must end in heartbreak.

Author RjCook had the misfortune of experiencing two of his three heartaches before the age of twenty - both within the same year separated by only a few months. The Road behind Me narrates his story of lost love, a tale of a journey, and a late-in-life epiphany all predicated on a single deception that he lived with for the better part of forty years. This memoir tells how, from the summer of 1974 to the summer of 1975, he traveled from New Jersey to California to escape the pain of a broken heart, only to discover that distance did nothing to diminish his memories.

A true story of the author's failed attempt to create a new life for himself, The Road behind Me shares the adventures he encountered almost a continent away from home. It's a story of growing up and falling in love in suburban New Jersey; of losing love and seeking refuge in the land of milk, honey, and Disney; and of returning home a defeated and forlorn road warrior-all during the time of peace and love, Woodstock, Nixon, and Vietnam.

About this title

About the Author

RjCook is an administrator for the online web magazine "hREALITY Land" (hrland.net). He was born and raised in New Jersey, where he currently lives with his wife, Patti. A writer of poetry and short stories, this is his first book.

Review

"The Road Behind Me is highly recommended" -Reader's Favorite

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1532919239
• ISBN 13: 9781532919237
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 115