1967 - a coming of age story - by Richard Doornink (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>With strong writing and an authentic tone, this is a strongly moving account of a young boy taking his first steps to independence and true sense of self. Set in a small prairie town over a one-year period, it provides a wonderful portrait of a time and place long gone. A beguiling debut featured in <i>Kirkus Reviews<i> April 2019 Rebel Issue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"1967" depicts the precarious moment between childhood and adolescence in a thought-provoking, fun read that captures the mood of the era. It is a strongly written, moving account of a young boy taking his first steps to independence and true sense of self. Set in a small prairie town over a one year period, "1967" provides a wonderful portrait of a time and place long gone.</p><p>Seen from the young boy's perspective, devoid of reflection, the reader is pulled along within the frame of his experience - his point of view, his language, and his understanding. It becomes clear that the boy's "growing up" has less to do with physical development than with recovering a buried memory.</p><p>Lacking a real moral centre, the main character is an anti-hero but immensely likeable, for although he is canny and quick-witted, he is nevertheless an innocent child, prisoner of his cultural and social-economic class.</p><p>While "1967" provides a devastating look at an impoverished existence, empty of expressed love or gentle guidance, the evocative imagery and power that fuels the writing provides vivid proof that one can survive childhood.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Doornink possesses the rare ability to depict the precarious moment between childhood and adolescence ... Reminiscent of Holden Caulfield's defiant first-person narrative in <em>The Catcher in the Rye, </em>and with echoes of the mischievous schoolboy escapades of Richmal Crompton's<em> Just William</em>, this is a thought-provoking, fun read that captures the mood of the era." - Kirkus Reviews</p><p>"... a surprisingly moving account of a young boy at a true turning point in his life." - Isabel Huggan, author of <em>The Elizabeth Stories</em> and <em>Belonging</em>.</p><br>
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