Life During a Nation's Death

About the Book

As the American way of life ground to its ultimate demise, people continued to live their lives, or the lives handed to them, by circumstance and fate. Most, like Kirby Taylor, were simply unconcerned and had never put more than a cursory thought towards the world around them. Now that the end was in sight, they simply switched gears to, “So, what do you want me to do about it?” Nancy Shepherd and others like her had spent their lives fighting what they thought was the good fight, only to realize in the end that it was that unyielding, uncompromising attitude which was part and parcel to blame. Some, like Rick Kyle, who had always lived on the edge, now realized that there were new opportunities rising out of the chaos of those end days. They simply switched gears and pressed on to what appeared to be even greater rewards. Finally, there were the Shelia Vonsteins, embittered by disrupted lives and careers, who were obliged to take whatever crumbs they could. They would try to make the best of their lives while at the same time being forever fish out of water. Does the human spirit triumph in the worst of times? Sometimes it does, and sometimes it is merely crushed under foot. Our children and grandchildren will ultimately find out.

About the Author

JEFF BROOKS was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania in 1966 with a degree in History and a minor in Political Science. He is a third generation military veteran, having served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1968. Following his discharge, he relocated to Buffalo, New York, where he was last self-employed in the printing industry for over twenty years. He is an avid reader, particularly of history/political novels, and he comes from a very politically-active family. He has two sons and two grandchildren, and currently lives in Winston-Salem, NC with his wife, Barb. This is his first novel.