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HOLE: A Novel Based on a True Story
Luke and Celia were young, talented, and passionate about art. From their first meeting, he was obsessed with her. She was smart, pretty, and funny. And a little odd. Her abusive mother had filled her with bizarre thoughts and rage, behavior he had never experienced firsthand. Her brain was twisted, and she was unable to love. Her suicide left Luke devastated, guilt-ridden, and lost. Woven within the doomed romance, HOLE explores an inspired philosophical structure in which artistic expression merges with permissible freedom to choose our final resting time and place in the universe. HOLE is a work of modern fiction based on a true love story. From paragraph one, the author sends readers into deeply troubled territory where madness mimics love and logic. Beyond the worst grief, HOLE commands controversial contemplation and advocates hope. Follow Luke on his restless journey to the bittersweet end.
428 pages, Paperback
First published April 23, 2014
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About the author
Rim Tveras
2 books3 followersI came to the USA with my parents at age ten after surviving the Hell of WWII Europe. I only knew a few key words coming in: okay, thank you, and, “Have gum please?”
Later I graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Art in Industrial Design degree, and began a career in teaching and toy design.
You may remember stuffing brightly colored plastic blocks into your Playskool Teddy Bear Shape Sorter. Or scooting around on your Tyke Cargo Bike. Or doing wheelies with your Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Wrist Racer. Those are only a few of many toys I invented.
About three years ago, I turned my creative passion to writing. Today I live with my wife, Laura, and a happy crowd of rescue animals in Palos Hills, a suburb of Chicago.
HOLE is my first written work.
Later I graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Art in Industrial Design degree, and began a career in teaching and toy design.
You may remember stuffing brightly colored plastic blocks into your Playskool Teddy Bear Shape Sorter. Or scooting around on your Tyke Cargo Bike. Or doing wheelies with your Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Wrist Racer. Those are only a few of many toys I invented.
About three years ago, I turned my creative passion to writing. Today I live with my wife, Laura, and a happy crowd of rescue animals in Palos Hills, a suburb of Chicago.
HOLE is my first written work.
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June 10, 2015
3/5 stars.
This was a different type of book than I normally pick up, but I ended up enjoying it. It's kind of a mix of sci-fi, even though it takes place from the 1960s through 2013, as well as some religion and art thrown in. We learn early on in the book what the HOLE is all about, and that sets the tone for the rest of the novel.
{Read more at the full review at my book blog.}
This was a different type of book than I normally pick up, but I ended up enjoying it. It's kind of a mix of sci-fi, even though it takes place from the 1960s through 2013, as well as some religion and art thrown in. We learn early on in the book what the HOLE is all about, and that sets the tone for the rest of the novel.
{Read more at the full review at my book blog.}
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