Author of St. Michael Poker & Drinking Club and Baxter's Friends
Baxter’s Friends
Ned Randle
Coffeetown Press
PO Box 70515
Seattle, WA 98127
9781603811620, $13.95, www.camelpress.com
Middle age is where we wonder if there’s more to life than what we’ve seen. “Baxter’s Friends” tells the story of Jerry Baxter and his associates, as they struggle with the burden of entering the second half of their lives, dealing with their families, how they’ve treated others, and what awaits them in the uncertain decades to come, as well as what they can change. “Baxter’s Friends” is a riveting look into the crisis of midlife, so very much recommended reading.
Down Cemetery Road is the much-anticipated prequel to the unforgettable Baxter’s Friends. Ned Randle raises the curtain on the formative years of Billy Bright’s life, revealing a formula for his adult years that is at once both intoxicating and utterly sobering. Down Cemetery Road delves into the disillusionment of adolescence sadly often shot down by mid-life.
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