Mr. Boardwalk

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Author: Louis Greenstein ISBN: 9780978863692
Publisher: New Door Books Publication: May 21, 2014
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Louis Greenstein
ISBN: 9780978863692
Publisher: New Door Books
Publication: May 21, 2014
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

At the age of seven, Jason Benson first experiences the wonders of Atlantic City--carnival rides, fortune-tellers, fudge shops, arcades and Miss America. Amazed and smitten, he decides his real life will happen here, in this magical shore town. Growing up in a Philadelphia suburb in the 1960s and 1970s, he lives only for his summers on the boardwalk, where his father owns a pretzel stand. From a friend the boy learns to juggle, and soon "Jason the Magnificent" entertains rapt beachside crowds with his skill and his clever patter. He can’t wait to finish high school so he can move to Atlantic City permanently.

But his plans go awry. More than 20 years later, we meet him as a grumpy, distant New York copywriter who has never spoken of his youth. All his adventures on the boardwalk--and all the dreams he cherished there--remain a secret from his wife.

In deftly interwoven passages, MR. BOARDWALK traces the excitement and perils of the young Jason and the moral growth of the adult who must come to terms with the past he tried to forget. It is a dual coming-of-age story like no other--a tale of magic and reality intertwined.

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At the age of seven, Jason Benson first experiences the wonders of Atlantic City--carnival rides, fortune-tellers, fudge shops, arcades and Miss America. Amazed and smitten, he decides his real life will happen here, in this magical shore town. Growing up in a Philadelphia suburb in the 1960s and 1970s, he lives only for his summers on the boardwalk, where his father owns a pretzel stand. From a friend the boy learns to juggle, and soon "Jason the Magnificent" entertains rapt beachside crowds with his skill and his clever patter. He can’t wait to finish high school so he can move to Atlantic City permanently.

But his plans go awry. More than 20 years later, we meet him as a grumpy, distant New York copywriter who has never spoken of his youth. All his adventures on the boardwalk--and all the dreams he cherished there--remain a secret from his wife.

In deftly interwoven passages, MR. BOARDWALK traces the excitement and perils of the young Jason and the moral growth of the adult who must come to terms with the past he tried to forget. It is a dual coming-of-age story like no other--a tale of magic and reality intertwined.

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