Fire in the Bones

by Mark R. Harris

Spanning the years 1964-1972, Fire in the Bones follows Luke, an American boy plagued by panic and loneliness growing up in a nominally religious middle class family. He looks for security and companionship wherever he can, first through daydreams, including a relationship with an imaginary friend named Bob, and then on to sixties pop culture, via TV icon Batman and pop music sensations the Beatles. As Luke comes to pattern his identity after the Beatles and others, he creates a fantasy world for himself that keeps the panic and loneliness at bay. But when Lonnie walks into his life, he enters a new reality where a flesh-and-blood female offers him tangible security-but at a price Luke may not be willing to pay.

162 pages, Paperback

Published December 17, 2015

Reviews

[Debra Barstad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow not sure where to start here. I found the story has potential but the writing needs some editing and some order to it. I felt like I was on a wicked roller coaster where one sentence was on the top and the next one you were thrown to the next hill with no downward action.