false 4981512 1 It's the late Sixties, the Beatles intact, Jimi Hendrix exploding and the Doors demanding the world. And on the East Coast, Asbury Park, New Jersey, will become the epicenter of a new brand of rock and roll. But in January 1968, a boardwalk Liverpool lies in the future. Racial tensions, escalating crime and a fading reputation as a first-class resort have shaken the City by the Sea. Asbury is at tipping point. Cast down into the resort on a winter night, Sam Nesbitt, 22, arrives broke and homeless, but filled with musical ambition. Seeking shelter, he boards a floating wooden swan ride, one of the seaside resort's numerous offbeat attractions abandoned in winter. Drifting into an intoxicating dream of a rock 'n' roll future, Sam is nettled from his fantasy of fame and regained love by men's voices rising outside the swan, discussing Jersey arcana ... and murder. To the backbeat of a brutal struggle to control a dying and increasingly surreal town, Sam pursues a vision at once heroic and carnal, self-destructive and soul affirming. 5047378 14 7 2008 The Red Album of Asbury Park total:8|5:3|4:3|3:2| 8 33 10 8 5 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 06:11:15 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 06:14:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 08:03:14 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 11:28:46 -0700 2009
The dead bodies pile up as told through various snappy dialogues.

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There is a sadness to New Jersey. If you’ve lived there you know what I’m talking about. It’s hard to ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 23 18:10:35 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 17:17:00 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 15:42:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 06:44:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 14:13:52 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 08:33:58 -0700 2009
there is an interview with author Alex Austin on my blog:
http://readersdiscotheque.blogspot.com/2...

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