Talk Radio - by Ham Martin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Vivien has a different idea of what a daily talk radio program can be: she thinks everyone is worthy and interesting. She gets her own show-and proves it.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Vivien Kindler, on impulse, gets a job hosting a local phone-in radio show. She has an unusual idea: she thinks that all her callers have worth, are interesting, and if they'll just stay on the line and talk with her, everyone else will think so too.</p><p>The "regulars" serve up a fun tapestry woven on the sturdy warp of the coastal Maine landscape: a delivery guy who reads Vivien poems written on his route; a lady broken by the long-ago death of a child; a retired, one-legged gardener who once built Navy ships. Others remind her that she is "from away" and will never belong.</p><p>Is Vivien's gentle radio counsel really doing anything-or is it all just talk?</p><p>In <em>Talk Radio</em>, Ham Martin deftly imbeds a surprising story in the live dialogue spoken over the air. Tune in to WNWT, Frost Pound, Maine. This Vivien is surely something special.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"...a warm and funny book, sweet and sincere without ever becoming saccharine, engaging its small-town cast of characters with a respect they don't always get in fiction." <strong><em>-The Maine Edge</em></strong></p><p>"<em>Talk Radio</em> conjures a call-in culture like no other, combining salty, small-town Maine banter with larger verities. In his debut novel, Ham Martin tunes in on this truth-the best conversations are ripped not from the headlines, but from the human heart." <strong>-Ann Prichard, former <em>USA Today</em> book reviewer</strong></p><p>"Turn the dial to the novel, <em>Talk Radio</em>, and listen as Vivien and her callers get to the heart of what matters in life: friendships, families, purpose and memory." <strong>-Nancy Weiss, columnist, <em>The Villager</em> newspapers</strong></p><p>"I treasure how Martin's story moved me to want to do better at love." <strong>-Brad Davis, author of <em>Still Working It Out</em> and <em>Opening King David</em>, winner of AWP Intro Journals Award and Sunken Garden Chapbook Prize</strong></p><p>"I loved it. So many laughs! I know all those people. A spot-on and loving portrait of small-town America. The ending slid right in. I didn't see it coming, but it was perfect." <strong>-Sherry Cobb. writer and active member of <em>Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance</em></strong></p><br>
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