At age thirty-five, Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia. Enter Stefani, an eighteen-year-old girl in a Catholic school uniform, and Morris's once static life quickly unravels when Stefani's father calls on Morris to work for him. Morris's life becomes further entangled when his best friend, N.J., is recruited by an international cartel that controls global economics and local sex markets, and Morris is called in to save N.J.'s bacon. But most importantly, Morris's father, a taciturn widower, finally reveals the truth surrounding the strange death of Morris's mother. With the agony of his inertia finally broken, Morris Bliss fights to keep his life from careening out of control. He must learn to adapt if he is to survive.
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"I stumbled across this novel last year and read it before I ever knew it was being made into a movie. Glad that I did! Great NY setting of a character like none other. Morris Bliss is a fascinating man simply trying to survive in a very real way in the East Village." — Gregory (5 out of 5 stars)
"I stumbled across this novel last year and read it before I ever knew it was being made into a movie. Glad that I did! Great NY setting of a character like none other. Morris Bliss is a fascinating man simply trying to survive in a very real way in the East Village."
" My brother-in-law wrote this book, read it it's awesome! "
" Well when I finally got into it after the first chapter, it turned out to be an entertaining book with quite a strange ending... "
" Maybe 2.5 stars if I'm feeling generous. "
" started off strongly but had a bland ending. seemed like a listless story "
" There is a description in this story so vivid I got it confused with my own memory of something that happened in my life. "
" A classmate of mine. I'm happy to see he has written a quirky, funny book. "
" This was a great read. Highly entertaining, funny, quirky - loved the characters and how they related to each other. Great story. "
John Pruden is an Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. His exposure to many people, places, and experiences throughout his life provides a deep creative well from which he draws his narrative and vocal characterizations. His narration of The Killing of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers was chosen by the Washington Post as a Best Audiobook of 2010.
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