 Journeys
of a Tortured Soulby Caesar Brunswick Hardcover: 228 pages Publisher: Bookbooters.com; 1st edition (June 2002) ISBN: 1931297908 Reviewed byJoe Hanssen 03/17/2003 jhanssen@attglobal.net |
About the
author of Journeys... Georgia native Caesar Brunswick, a classically trained orchestral and choral musician, poet and former educator, holds degrees in education from Fayetteville State University and University of Colorado. Inspired by the works of E.Lynn Harris, Brunswick very recently abandoned a successful career in Hospitality Management to devote his undivided attention to his writing efforts. Author of the award winning Journeys of a Tortured Soul, Brunswick finds his niche in works addressing the family issues of African-Americans and has developed a writing style that is both engaging and unique. A resident of the Atlanta suburb Stone Mountain, Brunswick very recently completed his sophomore effort, Things Found in my Father's Closet, which revisits the characters of Journeys twenty years later. |
| Emotionally Captivating! Discover it for Yourself! I could tell you what a captivating and interesting book this is to read. Or I could tell you how well-developed the characters are, or how brutally honest, shocking and realistic this story is, but I don’t think you should take my word for it. I think you should discover for yourself this talented new African American writer. Whether this story is based on fact or fiction, it will keep you interested to the end, and looking forward to a sequel. Arthur Wilson is a young man who comes from a severely dysfunctional family, and whose father is physically and mentally abusive to both him and his mother. Add to this the fact that his mother is very ill, and therefore at a point where she is quite helpless in changing the situation. Arthur is a talented musician and an excellent student, but no matter what he does, it’s not the right thing in his father’s eyes. So the abuse continues and Arthur decides to run away to Atlanta with his best friend Daniel to escape his unhappy home life. In order to survive in the “Big City” Arthur & Daniel must turn to prostitution and drugs. At this point, the story unfolds at a fast pace as Arthur sets out on a series of bus trips as he experiences his “coming out” from boyhood to manhood. I also enjoyed the poetry by Nicole J. Niblack dispersed throughout the story. These classically styled poems are beautiful and serve an integral purpose as part of the story. Nicole is a gifted poet who understands the power of words, and I look forward to reading more of her work. So discover this captivating treasure of a book for yourself. I look forward to Caesar’s sequel to this story, Things Found in My Father’s Attic, that revisit the characters of Journeys of a Tortured Soul some 20 years later. Hail, Caesar! |
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