Book details

  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Historical / General
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:Johnny DeCarlo
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:240
  • eBook ISBN:9798350904932

The Monrovia House

By James Marino

Overview

In 1965 there was no better place to be a teenager than southern California. Follow the exploits and challenges of a group of friends as they traverse their high school senior year in a small town outside Los Angeles. Told from the point-of-view of Carrot, a group rents a home at which they gather for bonding over music, tv shows that epitomize the period, hassles with parents, and their first experiences with love and tragedy. The Monrovia House also highlights the ethnic and racial tensions common in the Southland, as well as some sightings in the desert, where the group has a brief encounters with some obscure and infamous characters. Based on the real life experiences of author James Marino, his first novel, The Monrovia House, will entertain, enlighten, and surprise you.
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Description

In this coming of age novel, Carrot learns what love, family, and friends mean by the harsh reality called life. He and his friends are part of the nerdy group at Monrovia High School in 1965. Working at a local teenage dance club, they make their way through the social minefields of high school and trying their hand at being "adults". Carrot is transformed to "Red" as he gains self confidence and falls in love with Yolanda. JD is his friend and mentor on everything cool. Along the way, they have many encounters with friends, foes, and odd characters from the time. Music plays a big part of the vibe in their adventures. A complete play list is at the start of the novel to bring you back to the mid 60s.
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About The Author

Jim has always wondered what was around the next corner and this led him to have a very colorful life. Born in Chicago, Illinois, his family moved to Monrovia, California after WWII where he grew up with his five brothers. After graduating from La Salle High School, he spent three years in Vietnam with the Army. After his service, he had a successful career as an executive at a manufacturing plant in Monrovia, CA; worked as a cooper in St. Helena, CA; and expressed his creative talents and commitment to community as owner/sculptor of a bronze art foundry in Gold Beach, OR. For the past eighteen years he has been living on the Big Island of Hawaii. After clearing two acres of land, he and his wife Deanne, built a home of their own design to house their extended family, in true Hawaiian fashion. He has now turned his creative energies to writing. This is his first book. Follow James Marino Author on Facebook to get updates on the next books.
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