FINDING MY REFLECTION
From the jungles of war to the beautiful Italian countryside, follow five young men on a wild and humorous ride as they dodge the bullets of war, love, and friendship. Marsh, Ed, Matt, Bruno, and Dudley are five cheeky mates who return home from the horrors of the Vietnam War, believing they are invincible. But is their self-assurance short-lived? Are their battle scars too deep for them to find real happiness? What are their chances of fitting back into society, finding jobs, and falling in love? Does amputee Matt still have what it takes to find the woman of his dreams? Can Marshall re-connect with his Italian heritage? “The story focuses on Italian-Australian soldier Marshall Della Casa as he leaves to fight in South-East Asia, where he joins a tight-knit group of young men. After the war, these soldiers find themselves attempting to acclimate to life back home with sex and drugs as they face both depression and withdrawal. When their paths diverge, the focus returns to Marshall as he sojourns to his homeland in Italy. Finally, the story brings all the men back together to determine their fates.”
LEGENDARY SUITS
Yes, a 500 page novel about boring playing cards. Or, are they just playing cards? Ask the 11 year-old who got them in 1984 and eventually uses them in a poker game at a Brown University fraternity. The mom in Colorado who needs them to distract and calm her Asperger son. How about the assassin in Zurich who leaves a message on them? Or the hundreds of golfers and some caddies at Kiawah Island who enjoyed them after a round. Then there is the pilot, honeymoon couple, Spaniard, high-class Belgian escort, and Vienna cafe owner, and others, who all left their DNA on them in their own unique way. How can they just be boring cards?