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His Wondrous Journey: Four Tales Of The Sixties
His Wondrous Journey: Four Tales Of The Sixties
His Wondrous Journey: Four Tales Of The Sixties
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These four stories tell the tale of the Sixties. What was it like to live in this period? The first story is set on the Spanish island of Ibiza, where young Samuel White tries to make sense of his first sexual experience- with a married woman- only to find himself surprised by a very different encounter. The second story takes place in a large east coast city, seven years later. Sam is married with two children and teaching in a small college, but finds himself overwhelmed by the presence of young and attractive female students who live an innocent, uninhibited lifestyle. Torn between his Fifties upbringing and this brave new world, Sam finds his desire paralyzed. He realizes that he must act to free himself, but what will it mean for his wife and children? The third story is written by Sam himself about the small town where he grew up in the Fifties. It is a scorching satire, inspired by William Blake, that lays bare the impossible demands of living in those times with their virginal women who made marriage a leap in the dark propelled by overwhelming desire. The fourth story is set in the early Seventies on the West coast where the new counter-therapies are attempting to heal the marriages broken by the sexual revolution. It leads Sam to ask a further question. What was sex like for his parents in their day, and how had it affected his own childhood?

LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 6, 2013
ISBN9780991774739
His Wondrous Journey: Four Tales Of The Sixties
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Robert E. Simmons

Robert E. Simmons is a retired professor of creative writing, English literature and linguistics. He has written essays on William Blake; a book about stylistics; a book about urban Canada; two musical comedies; several plays; and poetry as well as fiction. He lives with his wife in Toronto and is active in writing groups, art groups and community theatre. He designed the covers of his books. He is currently working on a book about William Blake called How to read William Blake: and why you should.

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