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Passage of the Kissing People
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A lyric tale of love, betrayal and family language, set on the grounds of the Sonoma State Home for the Feeble Minded. Old loves and old hates, and a silver brooch named the Kissing People reach out from Michael Kohler's childhood to entangle him forty years down the road.
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My novel is out from 74th Street
Productions. All hail Nigel Loring, Lani Jacobsen, the late Al Sampson
and the 74th Street gang!
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Passage of the Kissing People opens
such a sequence of vividly depicted scenes and settings, the reader is quite swept away. Compelling characters, vivid detail and a masterful grasp of
language. A lyrical, complex and rewarding read.
Kevin J. Scott |
Every
once
in awhile (a great while, that is!) a writer will capture a location so
beautifully you fall into the words and emerge out the other side not
feeling like you visited a place but that you belong there.
L.K. Glover
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There is beauty in the characters,
the setting and the language of this book. A man's journey to his childhood
home, the writer masterfully weaves the present and the past together with a
language that carries the reader with him. Strong, realistic characters, a
compelling mystery mixed with a romance, this novel is a gem.
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Deft, sensual descriptions and the layering of past over present weave a
delicate sadness and wonder into its tone. Realistic, endearing
characters. Rendered with a sure rhythm, this piece evokes longing,
regret, and the sacredness and terrible power of our earliest
experiences.
—Phoebe Kitanidis,
author of Whisper
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Passage of the Kissing People is the story of two young families during the years immediately following WWII. Neighborliness, terrible secrets and tragedy become the glue of lasting friendships. Peter Kahle’s seemingly simple narrative, set in the gentleness of Sonoma County’s Valley of the Moon and the harshness of the State Home for the Feeble Minded, morphs quickly into a search for truth laced with tragedy, redemption and love.
—Evelyn Gibb, author of Two Wheels North
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Once I picked up Passage of the Kissing People, I could hardly put it down. It’s a wonderful coming-of-age story with strong, quirky characters and a rich, authentic sense of time and place that stayed with me for a long time. I am hoping for a sequel!
—Kent Sturgis, Epicenter Press |
Smooth as a Sonoma Syrah
Judy R. Bradford |
Who knew a childhood at a mental institution could be so sweet, funny and heartwarming? California’s more pastoral past anchors this tale of love, family secrets, and journeys home.
—Rosemary Jones,
author of City of the Dead |
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