Description: When young Russell Pinske feels life is passing him by, he
hits the road to shake things up. He catches a ride as far as his
hometown in Indiana to visit friends and find a way to the West Coast.
While there he stumbles through the summer on his wayward journey of
self-discovery, bouncing from one impetuous impulse to another, becoming
involved in the misbegotten capers of a gang of petty crooks and falling
into a romance with an older woman. His motivation for his trip begins
to wane as he gets mired in small-town life and wrapped up in the
problems and preoccupations of the people around him. So when an old
friend cruises into town under mysterious circumstances and offers a
ride to California, Russell sees a chance to get back on the road and
back on track, if he can extricate himself from his entanglements.
Endorsements: ""Turner's precise yet graceful prose flashes at the
crossroad of young adulthood that is unique to his lusting-for-life
protagonist but familiar to every American. Reminiscent of Jack Kerouac
and Stewart O'Nan, The Grand March makes a grand debut novel, capturing
a slice of one man's life that defines contemporary culture."" --Carol
Cassella national bestselling author of Oxygen and Healer About the
Contributor(s): Robert Turner spent many years wandering through America
with notebook in hand. The Grand March is his first novel, and the first
in a projected series of four books chronicling a group of errant souls
over several years as they struggle to play the confusing hands they've
been dealt.
