Tetched Thaddeus Rutkowski In this offbeat coming-of-age novel, a biracial narrator tells of growing up in rural America and later escaping to a new life in a city. Early on, the boy witnesses his father’s struggles with idealism, alcoholism and an unrealized art career and his mother’s comfort with her own brand of Eastern wisdom. After a series of almost surreal incidents involving parents, teachers and the children around him, the boy manages to move away to attend college. During and after school, he travels in search of companionship, but finds nothing that lasts. Eventually, he settles in a city and begins to build a life. Not surprisingly, his preoccupations haunt his personal relationships—until he succeeds in putting his past in perspective. Praise for Tetched: “Rough and funny and touching and harrowing” —John Barth “Skillfully evokes the internal conflicts that accompany a thorny childhood and its volatile, absurd aftermath.” —Mad Hatters’ Review “...one of the most original writers in America today … the world will look different to you. “ —Alison Lurie, 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for Foreign Affairs ISBN-13: 978-0-9772927-1-4 ISBN-10: 0-9772927-1-1 $29.95 (In Canada: $35.95) Entertainment / Collectible. Trade Paperback. 315 pages, 8.5 X 11 Publisher: Bangzoom Publishers. March 2006 home about us distribution services titles/products clients