iUniverse Announces the Release of Dennis Ford's Red Star
Many of the issues plaguing Americans during Vietnam are reoccurring today. Addressing the issues of patriotism and personal responsibility, Dennis Ford honestly, yet disturbingly, portrays American society in the late 1960s and early 70s, in his literary fiction book, Red Star. This setting is used as the dramatic backdrop of the love story between two ordinary, tarnished characters. The same kinds of events that taint the central character and ruin his life recur on a daily basis in Iraq.
New York, NY, November 30, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The same controversies that divided American society during the Vietnam War are repeating in a new generation. Dennis Ford explores the issues of the nature of patriotism and personal responsibility, both of soldiers and of civilians, in his literary fiction book, Red Star. In an unflattering, but very frank manner, Ford portrays American society of the late 1960s and early 1970s as the backdrop to a compelling and emotional love story.
Red Star is the story of Blair Bottoms, a beach kid from the Jersey Shore, who returns to his home town after a tour of duty in Vietnam to discover the town he knew since he was an innocent youth has changed. Red Star takes a journey through his tangled set of circumstances in which he becomes an active participant in a web of lies, deceit and murder. After meeting Melissa Noon, Blair becomes mesmerized and falls in love instantaneously. But his love for her may not be enough to save him from the tragic course he’s created. Red Star brilliantly shows how moral compromises can add up to a life completely changed and demonstrates the interconnectedness of ordinary lives.
“Red Star incorporates several story lines into a coherent tale,” says Ford. “It’s a love story, a war story, a story about crime and political corruption, and a story about the redemptive power of love. After completing the book, readers will appreciate the inter-connected of our lives and the responsibilities we have for one another.”
Red Star looks at the destructiveness of war, both to soldiers and the civilians torn by the conflict. By linking the war with the criminal element, Red Star literally equates the Vietnam War—and in turn, the war in Iraq—as a crime.
Ford’s guileless literary style combined with spellbinding character development engages readers into a captivating love story…a love story full of intriguing plot twists and turns. It is only through Melissa and Blair’s complete, sacrificial love for each other that they are able to survive their circumstances. Readers will be delighted by Ford’s creative use of language and experience a range of emotions throughout the novel, most importantly compassion towards ordinary, tarnished characters.
About iUniverse
iUniverse offers a variety of publishing services to help individuals publish, market and sell fiction, poetry and nonfiction books. The company utilizes print-on-demand technology, and is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the United States, publishing more than 5,000 new titles each year. The iUniverse management team has extensive editorial and managerial experience with traditional publishers such as HarperCollins, Putnam, Simon & Schuster and Holtzbrinck. iUniverse partners with industry leading author organizations, including the Authors Guild, the Harlem Writers Guild and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) to bring innovative programs to their members. iUniverse has strategic alliances with Barnes & Noble, Inc. in the U.S. and Chapters Indigo in Canada and has offices in New York, Shanghai and Lincoln, Neb. For more information, please visit www.iuniverse.com or call 1-800-AUTHORS.
About Dennis Ford
Dennis Ford currently resides in Little Egg Harbor, NJ. With a PhD in Psychology from Fordham University, Ford is employed by Barnes & Noble in addition to being an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Kean University and at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.
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Red Star is the story of Blair Bottoms, a beach kid from the Jersey Shore, who returns to his home town after a tour of duty in Vietnam to discover the town he knew since he was an innocent youth has changed. Red Star takes a journey through his tangled set of circumstances in which he becomes an active participant in a web of lies, deceit and murder. After meeting Melissa Noon, Blair becomes mesmerized and falls in love instantaneously. But his love for her may not be enough to save him from the tragic course he’s created. Red Star brilliantly shows how moral compromises can add up to a life completely changed and demonstrates the interconnectedness of ordinary lives.
“Red Star incorporates several story lines into a coherent tale,” says Ford. “It’s a love story, a war story, a story about crime and political corruption, and a story about the redemptive power of love. After completing the book, readers will appreciate the inter-connected of our lives and the responsibilities we have for one another.”
Red Star looks at the destructiveness of war, both to soldiers and the civilians torn by the conflict. By linking the war with the criminal element, Red Star literally equates the Vietnam War—and in turn, the war in Iraq—as a crime.
Ford’s guileless literary style combined with spellbinding character development engages readers into a captivating love story…a love story full of intriguing plot twists and turns. It is only through Melissa and Blair’s complete, sacrificial love for each other that they are able to survive their circumstances. Readers will be delighted by Ford’s creative use of language and experience a range of emotions throughout the novel, most importantly compassion towards ordinary, tarnished characters.
About iUniverse
iUniverse offers a variety of publishing services to help individuals publish, market and sell fiction, poetry and nonfiction books. The company utilizes print-on-demand technology, and is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the United States, publishing more than 5,000 new titles each year. The iUniverse management team has extensive editorial and managerial experience with traditional publishers such as HarperCollins, Putnam, Simon & Schuster and Holtzbrinck. iUniverse partners with industry leading author organizations, including the Authors Guild, the Harlem Writers Guild and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) to bring innovative programs to their members. iUniverse has strategic alliances with Barnes & Noble, Inc. in the U.S. and Chapters Indigo in Canada and has offices in New York, Shanghai and Lincoln, Neb. For more information, please visit www.iuniverse.com or call 1-800-AUTHORS.
About Dennis Ford
Dennis Ford currently resides in Little Egg Harbor, NJ. With a PhD in Psychology from Fordham University, Ford is employed by Barnes & Noble in addition to being an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Kean University and at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.
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