Ticket to Ride Book Launch!

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Review:
"Philip writes evocatively what he has lived... he is a descriptive writer who creates beautiful sentences and images... his work deserves serious consideration."
- Julia Molino, AEI

Following is more info about the book and my author's bio:

Set in the mid to late 70s, Ticket to Ride is an epic tale of two people coming-of-age in the wake of a world transformed by the currents of social, political and philosophical upheaval that began in the 60s.

Ten years of war in Vietnam, a "sexual revolution" filled with mixed messages, and a wide distrust of politicians, the government, organized religion and anything! considered to be part of the "establishment," produced a social clima te wherein our youth found it difficult to define their world. Enriched with allusions to literary and early rock ‘n roll classics (many by the Beatles), readers of Ticket to Ride will see Morgan and Livy moving from being innocent 17-year-olds to becoming fully realized adults and, like America, anxiously redefining the ideas of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Ticket to Ride is comprised of two parts, subtitled Just Another Day and Got to Get You into My Life. Got to get You into My Life is the story of Morgan Blake who struggles with the fear of becoming like his angry, alcoholic father. Yearning to find a greater sense of peace and freedom, authentic love and his own voice as a writer, Morgan sets off on an odyssey, both internal and external, which ultimately brings Livy back into his life, as well as reunites him with his father after years of alienation. The second part, Just Another Day is the story of young Olivia Tinsley, a poor girl! from East Finchley/London and her determination to raise herself from poverty and become a successful, self-reliant, and outspoken writer. Her journey includes meetings with hippies in Spain, U2 in Ireland and feminists in the extreme.

Philip Scott Wikel's bio:

As the publisher of SALT magazine, a regional ocean sports magazine, Philip has gained something of a following in Southern California. He has also been published in Blue Edge magazine (which included an interview with Jack Johnson), The VC Reporter, The Surfer's Path (UK), the Ojai Visitor's guide, Fishing Stories magazine in Australia and others. Philip has worked in various fields including everything from carpentry to graphic design. He studied Comparative Literature at UC - Santa Cruz and has traveled extensively. His other writing projects include a sequel to Ticket to Ride that chronicles the life of Dylan Blake, the child of Morgan and Livy, now an adult trying to make sense of his own genera! tion, and finding his own place within it.

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