Expatriate Author finds Romance in Spain

The novelist Frederick A. Babb, is an American living in Spain.

(PRWEB) May 28, 2004 -- From Henry Miller to Ernest Hemingway, the expatriate American author has held an esteemed place in American Literature. Typically representing the outsider, or the escapist, the expatriate was seen as a rebel, a rogue, and garnered the attention from those seeking rebellion, or a touch of the exotic, within their reading. With the expansion and distribution of English language newspapers, and with Americans now found living in the big cities as well as the remote villages in countries all over the globe, the romance light might seem to have dimmed from the realm of the expatriate author in our age of the small world. Not true, its just that the types of expatriate authors, and the works they are writing, have changed.

The expatriate novelist Frederick A. Babb, is an American living in Spain, not because of a desire to be away from the states, but because it is where he has found his livelihood, as an English teacher. His distance allows him a fresh eye into the genre he finds most fascinating; the Romance Novel. I believe in writing books that touch you emotionally and/or make you step back and think," says Babb, When I am writing, I place myself in the situation of my characters and write what my heart would feel at that moment. I place emphasis on the relationship versus making the score."

Babbs new novel, Freemans Perils" is centered around the lives of five America women from across the fifty states, all who are selected through a pageant in post 9/11 New York City. The tour founder, Bart Freeman, decides to conduct his pageant from there in an attempt to provide national healing of a nation affected by the tragedy. In the story each strive, and are selected to be part of a Discover America" beauty pageant. The pageant, a brainstorm of a recent lottery millionaire Bart Freeman, is a promotional gimmick quickly devoured by the media, which leads to romance, mystery, murder, teamwork, and survival. The promise of glamour and fame is replaced with menacing perils and survival," says author Babb, There will be no help from the media as Bart and the five ladies form as a team to save something more than the tour."

An accomplished writer with three novels under his belt, Babb has higher goals than the typical romance novelist, If a person that has read one of my books tells me that the book touched or inspired them, only then do I consider myself successful." Freemans Perils," is a unique introduction to the romance novel for those new to the genre or for those seeking to read works by a new type of expatriate author.

Learn more about Freemans Perils" and the author at his website: www.frederickbabb.com