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Tourist
Leaving a mental hospital for the second time, Jake returns to his hometown of Lake Placid amidst the frenzy leading up to the 1980 Winter Olympics.
His best friend Barney fell to his death while building condos to house the tourists attending the games. Conscious of the privilege and wealth surrounding the international competitions, Jake is confronted by the stigma that surrounds mental illness, compounded by the stigma of poverty.
Meaningful relationships elude him as he struggles with mortality. Laurie, his high school sweetheart, offers comfort and understanding. She reckons with her past as Jake contemplates his future. Mortality and impermanence tangle his thoughts. As the Americans take on the Russians in the iconic hockey game, Jake and Laurie's story reaches its climax.
In the internal cacophony and external chaos, Jake finds his center in a deep knowing that peace lies within.
His best friend Barney fell to his death while building condos to house the tourists attending the games. Conscious of the privilege and wealth surrounding the international competitions, Jake is confronted by the stigma that surrounds mental illness, compounded by the stigma of poverty.
Meaningful relationships elude him as he struggles with mortality. Laurie, his high school sweetheart, offers comfort and understanding. She reckons with her past as Jake contemplates his future. Mortality and impermanence tangle his thoughts. As the Americans take on the Russians in the iconic hockey game, Jake and Laurie's story reaches its climax.
In the internal cacophony and external chaos, Jake finds his center in a deep knowing that peace lies within.
252 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 3, 2023
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April 21, 2024
Quite the tantalising writing!!!!😉😉😉
I was dripped right from the beginning and had the most enjoyable experience reading this book!!!😉😉
The characters a most enjoyable experience to follow them through thier exploits!!!!😄😄😄😄
I would recommend this book to all my friends and you!!!😃😃😃😃
The 5 star ratting was most deserved and more!!!😉😉😉
I was dripped right from the beginning and had the most enjoyable experience reading this book!!!😉😉
The characters a most enjoyable experience to follow them through thier exploits!!!!😄😄😄😄
I would recommend this book to all my friends and you!!!😃😃😃😃
The 5 star ratting was most deserved and more!!!😉😉😉
April 29, 2024
Sweet story
An interesting storyline that took me back to my youth remembering where I was when USA faced Russia at the Olympics.
An interesting storyline that took me back to my youth remembering where I was when USA faced Russia at the Olympics.
February 10, 2026
This was a very good read. Now that the Winter Olympics are on I keep thinking of the characters. Sometimes we all feel like a tourist in our own towns.
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