Erosion by Lon S. Cohen
Lon S Cohen
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Long Island, NY
"Canyon Park is bowed down under a relentless torrent of rain. The
fields are flooded, the bridges crumble and the increasingly isolated
town is host to a serial killer with a grudge against the wealthy Lollo
family. Slipping between a small cast of characters; the killer, the
tortured policeman hiding a dark secret, the returning son, the
inquisitive librarian, the boy caught between cultures.... each of
these marred, struggling humans a part of the threadbare fabric of the
town. Throughout the story, secrets and motivations are slowly
revealed, people continue to die, and it continues to rain." - Emily
from POD People
The story is about a Native American, driven to madness by his
experience growing up in the small upstate New York town of Canyon Park
being discriminated, molested and ostracized. In his mind, various
characters of his tribe's mythology and American popular culture vie
for his soul. He terrorizes the residents of Canyon Park, murdering
those he judges guilty, to punish them for their crimes against him and
his ancestors. Strangely, since the killing spree began, there has been
a deluge of constant rain adding to the dismal mood and hampering
efforts to stop him while the resident also battle nature's fury. Under
these conditions, various characters gather from places as close as the
local library, to as far away as New York City, to absolve their sins
and stop their beloved town from being eroded away.
All the characters are eventually stripped bare in this trying time
and face their naked souls, their dark inner parts that they are afraid
to see and their true selves. America's national guilt over the
destruction of the Native American culture is weaved through the
motivation of the characters as they struggle with the consequences of
acts they committed in the past or the acts of their kin.
The Indian Boarding Schools and the Mythology of Iroquois Creation Myth
were thoroughly researched and are based on fact though the setting and
characters are all fictional.
ABOUT AUTHOR
Lon S. Cohen is a writer living and working on Long Island.
http://cohenside.blogspot.com
Cover image: Original mixed media pieces called Wire Face. Pastel
drawing on corrugated cardboard with metal wire. By Lon S. Cohen
This book is available for representation.
Product Details:
Printed: 181 pages, 6.00" x 9.00", perfect binding, 60# cream interior
paper, black and white interior ink , 100# exterior paper, full-color
exterior ink
ISBN: 978-1-4116-8492-8
License: Standard Copyright License
Copyright: 2006 by Lon S. Cohen
Language: English
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