Charleston-North Charleston, SC (1888PressRelease)
March 25, 2008 - A telling story of a country caught up in the aimless materialism of a real estate bubble, WEST OF 16W follows the romance and travails of a man in his late 20’s, as he and his friends chase their unconventional aspirations in an era dominated by apathy, materialism, and self-interest. Meet Mark, the son of immigrants, whose need to fulfill familial expectations led to a life of hard study culminating in a Ph.D. by his mid-20's. Yet underneath the disciplined scientist facade, Mark had always dreamed of traveling the country and writing great novels.
And so, with diploma in hand and love life in shambles, Mark hits the road to explore his long-suppressed literary aspirations. Set amongst the fear and uncertainty of post-9/11 America and the charged summer of the 2004 Republican Convention in New York, WEST OF 16W takes us into the quarter-life crisis of a young man struggling to maintain his idealism, as told through the scrolling tableau of the American landscape. From the deep south of Charleston, to his North Jersey hometown in the shadow of Manhattan, to the west coast by bus, the novel is as much an introspective journey as cross-country adventure as Mark seeks balance between familial expectations, personal aspirations, and the affection of the woman he loves.
Deftly constructed at 412 pages, with a timely release in lieu of the coming presidential election, West of 16W is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Literary category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, West of 16W meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $12.95 (paperback) and $4.95 (Amazon Kindle e-Book).
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