New Sixties-Era Novel Succession is Receiving Rave Reviews from Readers, Bloggers and Magazines
Summary
Racism, feminism, poverty, corporate outsourcing, the line between vulture and venture capitalism all come into focus as President Kennedy is gunned down in Dallas and Kitty Genovese is stabbed to death in Kew Gardens.An abrasive look at the era of “Mad Men,” Succession’s cast of vividly drawn characters speak a dialogue one reviewer calls “laced with testosterone in a novel whose every page has a distinctive, almost uncomfortable realism.” "Succession" is Lobsenzs second novel.And Diana blames Garrison for failing to make her pregnant.As Garrison turns over the necessary stones inside Kensington, he uncovers a cast of executives, workers and spouses who have given their careers to a company that allowed itself to become trapped in a doomed technology.Diana becomes more frigid; their circle of her literary and artistic friends, all pursuing their own versions of the 1960s American dream, turn distant and hostile.Racism, feminism, poverty, corporate outsourcing, the line between vulture and venture capitalism all come into focus as President Kennedy is gunned down in Dallas and Kitty Genovese is stabbed to death in Kew Gardens.When Diana unexpectedly becomes pregnant, Garrison is convinced he is not the father.An abrasive look at the era of “Mad Men,” Succession’s cast of vividly drawn characters speak a dialogue one reviewer calls “laced with testosterone in a novel whose every page has a distinctive, almost uncomfortable realism.”"Succession" is Lobsenzs second novel.His third novel, Wintersides Wanderyear, will be published in November 2012.For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact:lfodbooks@comcast.netWebsites: http://www.oldtimewriter.comSuccession is available for purchase in print or Kindle version from Amazon.com, and from BN.com and other online retailers.