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  • 04/2015
  • 9780692371978
  • 346 pages
  • $14.95
Thomas Wolfson
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The Blackfish Inheritance

Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Market)

In The Blackfish Inheritance, a fictionalized autobiography, Leon, a 34 year old man finds himself stranded (like a blackfish or pilot whale) with his wife Kate and baby Grace. on inherited family land in Wellfleet, Cape Cod, suffocating under the weight of his past as he battles with the ghost of his eccentric artist/writer father. The author writes with raw courage, humor, and sublime tenderness of Leon's conflicted path from childhood to manhood, sharing the intricasies of his self-loathing despair and empty neediness as they relate to his complex enmeshment with an abusive narcissistic powerful emasculating patriarch. Ultimately, through a long journey of filial discord, divorce, socio-economic privilege, spiritual searching, political upheaval in the late 1960's, multiple career changes, Leon comes to a place of acceptance and peace in the years following his father's dramatic death.
Reviews
Brent Harold, Cape Cod Times Columnist

"Thomas Wolfson writes movingly of his lifelong struggle to survive the influence of his colorful, piece-of-work father. If Ahab, who had his own battle with the ultimate father, had a son who wrote a bildungsroman, this is how it might turn out."

Dan McCullough, Cape Cod Times Columnist

"Thomas Wolfson has skillfully crafted together a collection of richly-detailed stories that take the reader on a compelling journey through a life of galactic range always with his feet in the sand of the earth, at the same time reaching into the inexpressable spiritual world beyond. The characters in these stories are totally alive and believable. More than once, I ran into people I recognized in my own life."

Dick Morrill, Founding Member, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

"I have experienced Tom Wolfson's powerful stage presence as an actor, and The Blackfish Inheritance gives the reader an experience no less vital with gravitas, humanity, humor, and deep insight. I found it a very engaging and important read."

Formats
Paperback Book Details
  • 04/2015
  • 9780692371978
  • 346 pages
  • $14.95
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