Teaser: A Love Story That Spans The Generations

by James Fulcher

Spanning a lifetime, this adventure and love story starts with a lad's coming of age, and an old man's memories of beautiful young Meredith, his lost love. It is their story, the profound losses and glorious triumphs, which carry through to the reader. The boy enters the old man's life and begins the long process of restoring his vigor and enthusiasm. Through the trials and challenges the two of them experience a marvelous adventure in life. What unfolds is poignant and deeply meaningful for each of them, leading the way to both tragedies and fulfilling surprises. Surmounting the obstacles, against the odds, life can truly be a wondrous experience.

244 pages, Paperback

First published October 8, 2008

About the author

My main interest has been in the comparative study of the development of societies. I first carried out a comparative study of the changing relationships between employers, unions, and the state in Britain and Sweden, from the nineteenth century onwards. I then became particularly interested in the distinctive features of Japanese society and the intriguing question of how the Japanese were able to beat the West at its own game by avoiding colonial domination, creating their own empire, and becoming first a military and then an economic superpower. Interest in these societies was linked to a broader concern with the development of capitalism, its stages of development, globalization, and different institutional forms. I have also been writing (with John Scott) successive editions of the Oxford Sociology textbook.