Overview
When Adamson Henry's family strands him in America during his final semester of high school, he must navigate a strange land. A young Englishman, Adamson faces dating, a cross-country adventure, Woodstock, antiwar protests, college, tragedy, and more, all while avoiding the draft. Welcome to Adamson's 1969.
Full Product Details
Author: Nicole J Burton
Publisher: Apippa Publishing Company
Imprint: Apippa Publishing Company
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9780979899287
ISBN 10: 0979899281
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 01 October 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A compelling marriage of complex lives and times. Nicole Burton's evocative prose, coupled with a spellbinding story, make this novel an engaging and worthwhile read. --REUBEN JACKSON, Host, Friday Night Jazz, Vermont Public Radio Adamson's 1969 is a journey back in time through the eyes of a stranger to the American landscape. Funny, moving, and deeply resonant. --ZARA PHILLIPS, author of Somebody's Daughter An enjoyable romp through a challenging historic period. --SOLVEIG EGGERZ, author of Seal Woman Tender coming-of-age tale that will entertain and move hearts--no matter the age of the reader. --SOO-JIN LEE, high school English teacher, Fairfax, Virginia
""" A compelling marriage of complex lives and times. Nicole Burton's evocative prose, coupled with a spellbinding story, make this novel an engaging and worthwhile read.""--REUBEN JACKSON, Host, Friday Night Jazz, Vermont Public Radio "" Adamson's 1969 is a journey back in time through the eyes of a stranger to the American landscape. Funny, moving, and deeply resonant.""--ZARA PHILLIPS, author of Somebody's Daughter "" An enjoyable romp through a challenging historic period.""--SOLVEIG EGGERZ, author of Seal Woman "" Tender coming-of-age tale that will entertain and move hearts--no matter the age of the reader.""--SOO-JIN LEE, high school English teacher, Fairfax, Virginia"
"" A compelling marriage of complex lives and times. Nicole Burton's evocative prose, coupled with a spellbinding story, make this novel an engaging and worthwhile read.""--REUBEN JACKSON, Host, Friday Night Jazz, Vermont Public Radio "" Adamson's 1969 is a journey back in time through the eyes of a stranger to the American landscape. Funny, moving, and deeply resonant.""--ZARA PHILLIPS, author of Somebody's Daughter "" An enjoyable romp through a challenging historic period.""--SOLVEIG EGGERZ, author of Seal Woman "" Tender coming-of-age tale that will entertain and move hearts--no matter the age of the reader.""--SOO-JIN LEE, high school English teacher, Fairfax, Virginia
Author Information
Nicole Burton is the author of Swimming Up the Sun: A Memoir of Adoption. An established playwright, her plays have been produced at venues as diverse as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Arena Stage, MetroStage, Source Theater, Round House Theater, House of Ruth Homeless Shelter, Oak Hill Youth Reformatory, and the U.S. Capitol. Nicole Burton is also Publisher of Apippa Publishing Company, which publishes literary work across genres. Adamson's 1969 is her first novel. She lives near Washington, D.C. in Riverdale Park, Maryland.
