Grey Pine

by Terry Lloyd Winetsky

Grey Pine is a gritty account of post-Vietnam America that chronicles social ills that are not unfamiliar to us in the present day: youth suicide, clinical depression, racial tension, alcoholism, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934938599
• ISBN13: 9781934938591
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Langdon Street Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Very Moving

This is an intense, shockingly intimate tale of one man as he endures the psychosomatic trauma of clinical depression. GREY PINE will draw you into the depths of the mind of Phillip Stark as he struggles to clear the ashes from the eruption of Mount Saint Helens. Ashes which cover his home and plague his psyche.

An excellent read!

My journey through Grey Pine with Phillip, a struggling young science teacher, was unsettling at times, but hugely rewarding. Winetsky has very effectively interwoven the darkness of mind and spirit that Phillip battles, with Nature's devastation following the eruption of Mount Saint Helens. The entire landscape is deeply covered in fine ash, and the sky never seems to clear. In this murky setting, Phillip is pummeled by life with an alcoholic and verbally abusive father, lost opportunities, and failing relationships. At times my frustration with his inability to move on - to make positive decisions - was strong, but Phillip does battle through - he finds the strength he needs within himself. This was a fine read.

Great Read

Amidst the ashes, Phillip really wants to live and thrive and as I read deeper into the book, I couldn't help but cheer him on. The story is told from the "inner" voice of the main character. As read the first fifty pages, I wondered if I could keep up with the intensity of his voice, yet the more I read, the more I liked his character and wanted him to succeed in realizing himself. This book was a great read.