Harsh Coming of Age in a 70’s City of Steel: The Valley of Ashes, Published by Outskirts Press
Denver, CO, September 06, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Valley of Ashes by Eli Thorpe. The author's most recent book to date is a 5.5 x 8.5 paperback in the literary fiction category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/TheValleyOfAshes was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
"The gritty gray dust that was more ash than anything else crunched under my shoes in the gutter as I walked along, hunched over against the cool bite in the breeze that penetrated despite the warmth of the sun. The breeze was clean, coming out of the northwest instead of the south, so it carried no new ash, no new grit, from the steel mills across the river."
So begins the story of two young men trying to find their way through the turbulence of the 1970s -- not the nostalgic 1970s of popular culture, but the 1970s of drugs, violence, economic crisis, dying industry and lost dreams. They are members of an age group sometimes called "The Blank Generation," lost between the Boomers and the Genexers. Set against the backdrop of a city built on steel, Dave and Mike play out a story of the times throughout the decade.
352 pages in length, The Valley of Ashes is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the literary fiction category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Valley of Ashes meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $18.95.
Additionally, The Valley of Ashes can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432760199
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback cream
SRP: $18.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/TheValleyOfAshes.
About the author:
Eli Thorpe has been a teacher, a writer, a photographer, a newspaperman, a theatre technician, a graphic artist, a cook, a bartender, a bouncer, a roadie, a dishwasher as well as other things over the years. Primarily a writer of short stories, this is his first novel. He currently lives in a small New England town with his wife, children, cats, and rosebushes.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
"The gritty gray dust that was more ash than anything else crunched under my shoes in the gutter as I walked along, hunched over against the cool bite in the breeze that penetrated despite the warmth of the sun. The breeze was clean, coming out of the northwest instead of the south, so it carried no new ash, no new grit, from the steel mills across the river."
So begins the story of two young men trying to find their way through the turbulence of the 1970s -- not the nostalgic 1970s of popular culture, but the 1970s of drugs, violence, economic crisis, dying industry and lost dreams. They are members of an age group sometimes called "The Blank Generation," lost between the Boomers and the Genexers. Set against the backdrop of a city built on steel, Dave and Mike play out a story of the times throughout the decade.
352 pages in length, The Valley of Ashes is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the literary fiction category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Valley of Ashes meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $18.95.
Additionally, The Valley of Ashes can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432760199
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback cream
SRP: $18.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/TheValleyOfAshes.
About the author:
Eli Thorpe has been a teacher, a writer, a photographer, a newspaperman, a theatre technician, a graphic artist, a cook, a bartender, a bouncer, a roadie, a dishwasher as well as other things over the years. Primarily a writer of short stories, this is his first novel. He currently lives in a small New England town with his wife, children, cats, and rosebushes.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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