Derek Zemrak

Any Man's Son Derek Zemrak

'Jamiewas hanging out of his own window by now, his arms flung wide.¿ He let out a loud, sustained yell...a whoopof pure, unabashed joy...joy in the moment, in the warmth of the sun and thecool rush of air against his skin, in the pleasure and comfort he felt in thepresence of his friends, in the surge of hope that often wells in the youngwhen the future exists as both the moment and the lifetime that lay ahead. Asthey rounded a curve and climbed away from the cove, it hung in the air,audible still, over the hum of the highway and the roar of the sea.'Thejoy of young friendship, the flush of first love and the pain of unexpectedloss are seamlessly woven together in this fine coming-of-age story, told withtouching sensitivity and gentle humor.