Book details

  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Coming of Age
  • Language:English
  • Pages:250
  • eBook ISBN:9798317836023

Old Liberty

By Marshall Terry

Overview

Old Liberty is a dark humored coming-of-age novel set within a fictional college and one of its fraternities. Told through the sharp, earnest and restless voice of Redwine Walker, it explores the themes of friendship, loyalty, identity, and the search for meaning as the main characters test the limits of freedom and social belonging. What begins as ritual and fellowship slowly reveals something more existential: the cost of tradition and nuanced boundaries of growing up and losing yourself. Steeped in philosophy and academic truth, Marshall Terry's first novel captures the moment when youth realize life can't stay carefree forever.
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Description

Old Liberty is a dark humored coming-of-age novel set within a fictional college and one of its fraternities. Told through the sharp, earnest and restless voice of Redwine Walker, it explores the themes of friendship, loyalty, identity, and the search for meaning as the main characters test the limits of freedom and social belonging. What begins as ritual and fellowship slowly reveals something more existential: the cost of tradition and nuanced boundaries of growing up and losing yourself. Steeped in philosophy and academic truth, Marshall Terry's first novel captures the moment when youth realize life can't stay carefree forever.
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About The Author

Marshall Terry was a beloved English Professor at Southern Methodist University, his alma mater, for over 50 years. During his tenure, he founded the creative writing program, the SMU Literary Festival and drafted the academic master plan. He was the author of nine novels, a book of short stories, a non-fiction history of SMU and a Memoir (all listed below). He was married to Antoinette Barksdale Terry and they had two children, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Mary Terry Benton (Chip) and four grandchildren, Jessica, John, Will and Marshall. Marsh passed away on December 24, 2016.
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