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A. Robert Allen

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A. Robert Allen has published four volumes and two prequels in his Slavery and Beyond series. All are stand-alone novels connected by theme. He writes historical fiction that transports readers to times and places immediately before or soon after the end of slavery. A. Robert is a long-time higher education professional and resides in New York. The first volume in the series, Failed Moments, is a fictional account of Allen’s ancestors in 1790 during the slave revolution in what would become Haiti and later in 1863 during New York’s Draft Riots. The second volume, A Wave From Mama, immerses readers in racially charged post Civil War Brooklyn and gives an interesting look at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. The third book in the series, M ...more

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A. Robert Allen Right now, I am doing the research for the third novel. It takes place in New York in the mid 1890s just as the New York that we know today was being …moreRight now, I am doing the research for the third novel. It takes place in New York in the mid 1890s just as the New York that we know today was being formed.(less)
A. Robert Allen I get inspired to write by my surroundings. I seem to be much more creative outdoors. A beautiful view on a nice day almost assures a good writing ses…moreI get inspired to write by my surroundings. I seem to be much more creative outdoors. A beautiful view on a nice day almost assures a good writing session. Being outside makes my writing feel less like work, and relaxes me. This, in turn, puts me in a state that is both creative and productive. The main character in my novel, Failed Moments, has “a thing” about terraces. I must admit that aspect of his character comes from my own experience!(less)
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Failed Moments

3.95 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions
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Living in the Middle

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A Wave From Mama

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Minetta Lane

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Sundays (Slavery and Beyond...

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Ticket to Tulsa

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The Little Boy and the Fat Man

On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay, an American B29, dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed, Little Boy, on the city of Hiroshima.  Three days later, another bomb, Fat Boy, devastated Nagasaki.  A combined total of 120,000 people were immediately killed in these attacks.  Tens of thousands more died later of their injuries.  After the second bombing, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito publicly surrendered.  This Au

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“The other three patients had friends and family around their beds. He was alone. “Why is no one there for me?”
A. Robert Allen, Failed Moments (Historical Fiction): The Slavery and Beyond Series

“The laughing and crying, my dear boy, is what represents true living. Get it out, Patrick. Get it all out.” Patrick”
A. Robert Allen, Failed Moments (Historical Fiction): The Slavery and Beyond Series

“Take your time. It’s been far too long since you’ve shed any tears. Far too long. Too much isolation. Not enough laughing and crying with the people”
A. Robert Allen, Failed Moments (Historical Fiction): The Slavery and Beyond Series

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