Byron's Works

by Richard Rabicoff

Byron's Works centers around the life of Jared Miller, an unemployed actuary who practices ambivalence like a religion. Jared is jarred by a baseball left on his doorstep, a talisman that stirs a long-forgotten memory. Through a series of flashbacks the story seamlessly jumps between Jared's childhood and adult lives, explaining why Jared is so upset by the mysterious baseball. Set in Kansas City, Missouri, and populated by a distinctly Midwestern crew of quirky characters, Byron's Works is an offbeat tale of one man's circuitous path to redemption.

238 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2002