Splenditude (Paperback)

Eileen T.T. Lynch

ISBN 10: 1962931196 / ISBN 13: 9781962931199

Published by High Frequency Press, 2025

About this Item

Paperback. Deirdre Collins has a driving passion: to be a published writer. When she is unable to publish her first novel, depression lands her on suicide watch in a psych hospital. There she meets Max Fletcher, a handsome young man with drive and genius who is battling demons of his own.After discharge, they move to different parts of the country and lose track of each other. Max becomes a successful entertainment producer in New York City. Deirdre teaches behaviorally challenged children in a rural Illinois town. She begins to reimagine her struggles through the students she teaches. Her inspiration grows when she connects with Spencer Graham, a troubled new student at her school. Spencer's mother is the famous writer, Eleanor Graham. Eleanor agrees to work with Deirdre, if Deirdre watches out for her son. As irascible and difficult as Eleanor is, Deirdre finds herself coming into her own, finally, as a writer. But just as writing success seems imminent, a visit from Max upends everything Deirdre has built. A book bearing her name on the spine is Deirdre Collins' driving passion. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Splenditude (Paperback)
• Publisher: High Frequency Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1962931196
• ISBN 13: 9781962931199
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A book bearing her name on the spine is Deirdre Collins' driving passion. A book that a reader will remove from a library shelf to take home on a rainy afternoon. A book she can dedicate to her late father. Her dream is to join the Chicago school of writers led by Saul Bellow, Nelson Algren, and Stuart Dybek.When she is unable to publish her first novel, depression lands her on suicide watch in an Albuquerque behavioral hospital. There she meets Max Fletcher, a handsome young man with drive and genius who is battling demons of his own. After discharge, they move to different parts of the country and lose track of each other. Max becomes a successful entertainment producer for a late night talk show. As her father's health fails, Deirdre leaves the artistic community in New Mexico to lead a quiet life in a rural Illinois town. She writes and tends her great aunt's garden. One morning she finds a teenager on her property with a gun. After reporting the incident to her local high school, she lands a job supervising a room for at-risk kids. A healthy life style and a commitment to her writing enables her to conquer mood swings that derailed her as a young woman. Working with kids who struggle with depression and anxiety, mood disorders, and other behavioral problems opens her mind and then her heart to the wide range of sorrow and joy on the human spectrum. A call from Max Fletcher upends Deirdre's peaceful existence. Max promises publishing connections which have eluded Deirdre. She is flattered by Max's attention and his desire to help her achieve her dreams. Then she discovers his true intentions.

About the Author

Eileen T. Lynch is a writer, editor and teacher. Her stories, essays and poems have been published in online and print magazines. Splenditude is her debut novel. MORE AT eileenlynch.com.