Detroit Muscle
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0982933568 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 154 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His novel American Poet won the Stuart and Vernice Gross Award for Excellence in Writing by a Michigan Author and a Michigan Notable Book Award from the Library of Michigan. His books of fiction include Emergency Stopping and Other Stories, Into the Desperate Country, Landscape with Fragmented Figures and Threatened Species and Other Stories (Whistling Shade Press). . About the Author Jeff Vande Zande teaches fiction writing and screenwriting at Delta College
Driving his grandfather's '68 Firebird, Robby begins to understand how his family’s dysfunction spans generations. As Robby struggles to jump-start his life on the crumbling streets of Detroit and its suburbs, his grandfather Otto invites him on a fly fishing road trip to northern Michigan. An Oxycodone addict just out of rehab, Robby Cooper has debts to pay and a pregnant ex-girlfriend
His books of fiction include Emergency Stopping and Other Stories, Into the Desperate Country, Landscape with Fragmented Figures and Threatened Species and Other Stories (Whistling Shade Press). . His novel American Poet won the Stuart and Vernice Gross Award for Excellence in Writing by a Michigan Author and a Michigan Notable Book Award from the Library of Michigan. Jeff Vande Zande teaches
"Detroit Purpose" according to D.D. Maurer. Zande knows Detroit. I mean, he really, really knows Detroit. From the first page, the author weaves a tale showing both the decaying underbelly of the city, but also the hope infused within the people. Robby, as the protagonist, is three-dimensional and struggles not only with his past addictions, but an uncertain future which lies ahead.At one point in the book, Robby asks Tif, "Do you do you believe that each life has a purpose?"I think Robby's question signifies a larger, meta-question the book intends to probe. I appreciated the author taking the time to guide the reader through R. "Refreshing Recovery Novel" according to abbiegrrl. A great summertime read! This book will grab you from the first page. With vibrant descriptions of the grit of the city and also the lushness and peacefulness of the fishing spot, I encourage anyone with any interest in addiction or alcoholism to read Detroit Muscle.. Nicely written Quick to read & landmarks familiar to me. I got caught up in the story.