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Simple Simon
Paperback
Series: Simon Powell Novels, Book 2
General GLBTQIA FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781477624999
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Sep 9 2013
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Winner, IndieReader Discovery Award for LGBT Fiction
Finalist, ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year, Gay & Lesbian Fiction
A savvy counselor encourages Simon to explore his childhood in rural Arkansas where his family lives in the ancient house built by his Civil War ancestor. Simon dreams of becoming an artist, but is ridiculed by his conservative father. Simon and his best friend explore sexual desire long before they are prepared for the emotional toll it takes on them, a pattern that becomes the blueprint for Simon's life.
Rejected in love before he graduates, Simon pursues mysticism and the enlightenment he hopes to gain through the use of LSD. The Unification Church offers escape as his life begins spinning out of control.
Relating his story of a troubled childhood, a meteoric rise in the fringe religious group's leadership, and his stumbling first steps into secular life, Simon's counselor guides him to a deeper understanding of the choices he has made and why he has made them.
Now Simon must decide what he truly wants out of life.
Simple Simon is Book Two of the Powell Legacy Series.
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