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In my new novel, set in the Sixties, a college student named Sam falls in love with Jane, who is an ardent anti-war protester. Sam wants to support her activism, but he also wants to keep her safe. The two of them struggle to survive as a couple as they deal with her arrest, her trial (inspired by the trial of the Chicago Seven), and the police violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

 

This is a story of romantic negotiations and political debates running side by side, all of it building to a confrontation on the streets. My fictional characters must grapple with the historical realities of the late Sixties: women’s liberation and shifting gender roles, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the anti-war protests on campus. It’s not hard to find parallels to current events today.

 

I hope you enjoy the book.