RX for Existence

About the Book

             Life in a small farming community in Northwestern Ohio wasn’t easy for Nathan Mercer. That’s because he was very self-conscious of his height and his stuttering, and because by nature he had the uncanny ability to bond physically and mentally and spiritually with not only humans, but with all creations, which in turn didn’t set to well with some people.

            What is more, in the spring of 1955, at the age of eleven, Nathan experienced the phenomenon of “inwardness” which would not only control and direct his life through his adolescents, his first love, college, Vietnam, and his teaching career; it would also entice him to witness to his family, friends, and acquaints (when asked) his knowledge of the purpose of our being on this earthly plane.

About the Author

Rx for Existence is Jengé's first published novel. In contrast, over the years, he has written poetry in many different genres where by some of them have been fashioned into Country & Western recordings.

            Accordingly, Jengé feels that growing up in the Mid-West in a small farming community in the 50’s and 60’s in a loving and caring family, and from the influence of wonderful  friends and neighbors, he has been afforded the ability to express to his readers his visions of the purpose of our earthly experience.

            Jengé is a Vietnam veteran, a father to a terrific daughter, an educator by trade, and lives in the beautiful state of Tennessee.  Jengé loves to play Golf!