Missing Winter

by Chris Folk

Anthony is ready to return home. Ready to see his family and friends. In order to do so for the first time in three years, Anthony Williams must divulge his life’s journey to his listener. Anthony opens up to Doc about the divorce of his parents - and their ensuing remarriages; the rock-solid relationship he forges with his Granddaddy – his father’s father; the tight bond he has with his chubby, annoying little sister, Kathleen; and the magical and clumsy wooing of Shannon - his elementary school crush and neighborhood friend.
These conversations with Doc about his past are intertwined with Anthony’s musings about his new surroundings and new friends - friends that cannot wait for his 3rd year celebration. There's Falstaff, Anthony's best friend and fellow teacher, and Cal, a young boy in desperate need for paternal guidance. All of this is punctuated with Anthony’s rumination of the missed opportunity to woo a college friend, a friend whose love he carries with him like a burden.
Missing Winter captures the everyday beauty, melancholy, glory, ugliness, and wonder of life - and death.

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 24, 2013

Reviews

[C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! This book is so very realistic. It draws you in and has very deep emotional experiences. I'd bet many of you can relate to these. Read during the Corona Virus Pandemic of 2020.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an absolutely beautifully written book.

[Littleowl · Rating 1 out of 5]

In the beginning it seemed to be a good story but then it got confusing and boring. I lost interest and abandoned it at about one third.