14th

By Sue Cruise

Skillfully combining wit and southern sensibility, 14th delivers a delightful look at life in 1960s Galveston, and an inspiring message that resonates in today's hectic world.When Bud Ritter and eight siblings gather to lay their mother to rest, gentle sadness blends with vibrant memories of carefree, youthful days on Galveston Island. The former Ritter homestead, an aging abode on 14th Street, becomes the focus of humorous, poignant, and occasionally painful recollections. The Ritters begin to realize that the house still exerts an intoxicating influence over them. As a plan is hatched for the entire family to explore the home they left behind long ago, Bud wrestles with something amiss in his life, and is troubled by frustrating attempts to reconnect with a boyhood pal. Bud has a pretty good life...but loose ends keep popping up. With an honest, funny and often irreverent perspective, Bud tackles his shortcomings and emerges with a life-affirming message.Set in a seaside community, infused with the flavor of a turbulent era, 14th mixes raw emotion with a sand-between-the-toes look at a time when air conditioning was a luxury, kids played kick-the-can, and everyone knew their neighbors. Seen through the eyes of a little boy, told from the heart of a man, 14th is nostalgic and joyful. Sue Cruise's engaging debut carries us away on balmy breezes to a place where the past is undeniably magical, and today just might be the someday we've all been waiting for.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468145924
• ISBN13: 9781468145922
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.5" x 4.1"