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H. R. Coursen

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It is 1950. 18 year-old Ted is about to leave his affluent suburb for college. He decides to spend his last summer at home, hoping to link up with Martha Voorhees, who lives up the hill, but whom Ted scarcely knows. The only onerous aspect of the summer is the reading list the college has imposed upon him – the short stories of Henry James. His next door neighbor, Nan Richardson, is a former English teacher. Nan offers to tutor Ted. She is 35, married and childless. She and Ted commence a torrid affair. Ted does manage to develop a relationship with Martha Voorhees in the meantime. As Ted packs for college, however, he receives bad news from Selective Service. He has been drafted and is soon off to Korea in the Infantry. He is wounded and returns home to find that things have changed in ways he could not have anticipated only a few months before. Of course, in this coming of age narrative, it is he who has changed the most.

This is H. R. Coursen’s 21st novel. His Moment of Truth, a story of Spain during World War Two, and Escape from Amerika, the narrative of a man attempting to escape from the Secret Police of Homeland Security, have appeared recently. He has published 30 books of poetry and won the Erika Mumford Prize from the New England Poetry Club in 2003 and the Best Poem Award from the Maine Poets Society in 2004. He is a graduate of Amherst College, Wesleyan University, and the University of Connecticut, a former USAF fighter pilot, and an early opponent of America's war in Viet Nam. He lives in Maine and teaches at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

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What critics have said about Coursen’s novels:

“A great story!”
Howard Nemerov on After the War.

“An extraordinary job of catching what it was like during World War Two for the ballplayer.”

Robert W. Creamer on The Outfielder.

“Libraries will want this gracefully told allegory which is suitable for both young adult and adult readers.”

Library Journal on The Search for Archerland.

“Coursen’s book is Potter and more!”

John N. Cole on Return to Archerland.

“This book has beautifully evocative language. A larger consciousness works here, and it delights in an illumination of the world beyond the pages.”

Jim Glenn Thatcher on Ask for Me Tomorrow.

“A polished and urbane novel. Coursen is masterly at keeping the reader focused on he brightest balls he has tossed in the air.”

Nancy Grape on The Lake.

“A stunning achievement!”

Robert Taylor on Moment of Truth.