New Series of Vignettes by Stewart Bird Relates to Ups, Downs of One Man’s Life
Dog Ear Publishing reviews a new book about a young man’s long journey to adulthood and his rocky path to his ultimate destiny by author Stewart Bird.
Huntington, NY, December 29, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Jacob “Jake” Fischer was born in the Bronx as World War II wound down, and to him, there was no better place to be. When his family moved to South Carolina, it felt like the end of the world to 12-year-old Jake. However, all too soon, the family was back in the city, but more miserable than before. As a new book released by Dog Ear Publishing reveals, Jake’s father was unsuccessful, his mother bitter and resentful, and Jake and his brother learned quickly to lie low.
With the nation preparing for the Vietnam War, Jake is drafted into the Army. Rejected by intelligence school, he transfers to the Michigan Army Hospital as a psychiatric social worker, doing his best to help soldiers wounded badly in mind and body. Nearby Detroit serves as a place for R&R, but the violence there – and demonstrations in Chicago in 1968 – find him in league with those protesting the war.
Jake works in a string of jobs before finding his true calling, which comes as a surprise to all involved: teaching U.S. history and acting at an alternative New York City high school. In the end it may be his students who teach him the biggest lesson. “The Jack Fischer Stories” provides an unflinchingly honest and sometimes humorous account of one man’s quest to find meaning and purpose in his life.
“In the process of describing life cycles and family and cultural connections, ‘The Jake Fischer Stories’ succeeds in becoming more than the sum of romance or love – it’s a story of strategies developed for handling life and it’s a saga of one man’s determination to break the cycle of despair through love.” – D. Donovan, senior reviewer, Midwest Book Review
Author Stewart Bird is a playwright, author and a documentary filmmaker. He has been a lifelong New Yorker, born in the Bronx, and now living on Long Island.
For additional information, please visit www.stewartbird.com or www.sterwartbird.net
The Jake Fischer Stories
Stewart Bird
Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4575-3898-8 176 pages $12.97 US
Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.
With the nation preparing for the Vietnam War, Jake is drafted into the Army. Rejected by intelligence school, he transfers to the Michigan Army Hospital as a psychiatric social worker, doing his best to help soldiers wounded badly in mind and body. Nearby Detroit serves as a place for R&R, but the violence there – and demonstrations in Chicago in 1968 – find him in league with those protesting the war.
Jake works in a string of jobs before finding his true calling, which comes as a surprise to all involved: teaching U.S. history and acting at an alternative New York City high school. In the end it may be his students who teach him the biggest lesson. “The Jack Fischer Stories” provides an unflinchingly honest and sometimes humorous account of one man’s quest to find meaning and purpose in his life.
“In the process of describing life cycles and family and cultural connections, ‘The Jake Fischer Stories’ succeeds in becoming more than the sum of romance or love – it’s a story of strategies developed for handling life and it’s a saga of one man’s determination to break the cycle of despair through love.” – D. Donovan, senior reviewer, Midwest Book Review
Author Stewart Bird is a playwright, author and a documentary filmmaker. He has been a lifelong New Yorker, born in the Bronx, and now living on Long Island.
For additional information, please visit www.stewartbird.com or www.sterwartbird.net
The Jake Fischer Stories
Stewart Bird
Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4575-3898-8 176 pages $12.97 US
Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.
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