Indie Reads Aloud with Rich Nelson and "This Tender Man - My Father's Story"

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The Tender Man - My Father's Story
Rich Nelson

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About The Author: Rich Nelson is a retired college instructor and social worker. He was formerly a columnist for the West Michigan newspaper The Norton/Lakeshore Examiner. He has contributed essays to the publications of the American Humanist Association, the International Buster Keaton Society, and the Gay and Lesbian Review.

Rich lives in Muskegon, Michigan, along the shores of Lake Michigan. He dabbles in photography, kayaks Michigan rivers, hikes the plentiful woods and dunes of his native state, and loves summer afternoons at the beach. Formerly a runner, he completed the Chicago and New York City Marathons. His favorite travel destinations have included New York, Paris, Venice, and Maui.

Title: The Tender Man – My Father’s Story
Genre: Biography
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Book Synopsis: "My father nearly died of malaria in the jungles of World War II New Guinea." This is the opening sentence of This Tender Man - My Father's Story, the journey of an ordinary man thrown into war and forever affected by its cruel aftermath. It is a story of a Midwestern boy lovingly raised by Swedish immigrants, an adolescent coming of age during the early years of the Great Depression, a young adult whose innocence is shattered by war in the tropics of the South Pacific, a man selflessly committed to family and community in his post-war years, though haunted by the demons of war that followed him home, and a hellish descent into Alzheimer's in his final years. He carried throughout his life the characteristics of the "Greatest Generation" - service, hard work, and humility.

Follow Rich: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BZN7FRS1/about
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