The Robin Stories

By Heide Koenitzer Clark

Robin - a literature major in college and somewhat on the emotional side - grew up in a family where he was expected to work hard, get a B.A., work hard and get a PH.D. (or J.D. or M.D.), the unspoken implication being not to deviate from this path for the rest of his life. He feels close to his passive mother, but has a fraught relationship with his domineering father, a successful history professor. Things don't work out with the coed he falls for, but a friend provides emotional support then and after graduation. Early in his senior year he realizes that he wants to write a major novel rather than go on to graduate school. This decision naturally upsets his parents greatly. After his graduation he works for some three years as a waiter while struggling to achieve his ambitious goal. All along, he has manifold encounters with the most diverse people; several experiences reinforce his abhorrence of following in his father's footsteps in academia, and also confirm his complete lack of interest in becoming a school teacher. In the end, while waiting to hear from a publisher, he visits his self-absorbed grandmother and is overcome by doubt and raw anxiety whether he had been able to prove his mettle with the novel he wrote.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511985216
• ISBN13: 9781511985215
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 750 Pages
• Weight: 2.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 1.7" x 6.1"