60 Cents: Secrets and Tales in a Small Town

by Brad Hulsey

Growing up in a small Southern town can be a phenomenal experience for a young boy who has any measure of curiosity and imagination. Whimsical tales of youthful frolic and childish nonsense provide a jovial flair to memories of yesteryear. But when a shameful secret of monumental magnitude rears its' ugly head and penetrates the soul of a young man, it causes him to wonder who he really is; and, if who his very own father claimed to be was, in fact, reality. In "60 Cents", Brad Hulsey's life journey takes you through a myriad of high and low moments that exemplify the triumphs, struggles and realities that all humankind faces. Brad's startling revelations and long-sought-after redemption and reconciliation stir a multitude of feelings and emotions that, ultimately, lead to new-found self-recognition and eventual forgiveness for the sins of the father - and the grandfathers.

294 pages, Paperback

Published December 5, 2023

Reviews

[Joan]

Any review I write of this true story would be prejudiced by the fact that I read it because of a personal connection. One of the murdered men in this story was my uncle. Several of my dearest relatives - aunt, cousins, mother, grandmother - are mentioned; so my immersion in the book and my evaluation of it, which I read in one sitting, might be based simply on that affinity. However, the book IS well-written, organized, literate, well-researched, and mostly well-edited. For my own record: editorial issues include a couple of misused words which I can't remember right now; misuse of the objective case pronoun "whom" instead of the correct nominative case pronoun "who"; the misuse (repeatedly) of its' in place of the correct its; confusion in the use of the frequently-interchanged verbs lie/lay; one or two simple typographical errors.