Humorous Novel Explores Ways of Saving Suburbia Through Golf Wager

Joe Redden Tigan's novel, "Waggle," uses a friendly game of golf to propel the thought-provoking story of one man's awakened social conscience.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 14, 2007 -- Sometimes a day is so beautiful as to clear a person's head. For Conny Bromenn, the reluctant hero in Joe Redden Tigan's premier novel, "Waggle," (ISBN 0595416195, iUniverse, 2007) that day is July 28, 2003, a perfect day for golf. Bromenn's game and conversations with friends on the golf course unfold in a story filled with humor, social awareness and plenty of tortured golf pointers.

Conny Bromenn is a real estate developer, about to turn forty, who feels ambitious and hopeful on this incredibly gorgeous Chicago day. He has decided that the rampant development overrunning the Chicago suburbs has gone too far; that it's time for him to get involved in the community and start thinking outside of himself. Conny knows that he can't do it alone, so he decides to enlist the help of his skeptical-would-be-an-understatement friends by engaging them with a twist on their normal $5 Nassau bet.

"Waggle" follows the four golfing buddies hole by hole across Triple-the-Pines Golf Course during their journey to self-discovery. With anecdotal introductions to each hole on the course, Tigan brings Triple-the-Pines to life as a character in and of itself. The book's witty dialogue and stimulating pace will keep the novice golfer--or even the non-golfer--amused, while Tigan's instructive descriptions of golf swings will provide further reading enjoyment for the experienced golfer.

"The type of meditative focus required to play golf also creates an environment ripe for personal revelations and creating new goals," says Tigan. The purposeful clarity that Conny feels on this day is a part of a personal catharsis that leads him towards creative solutions to offset suburban complacency. Retaliating against commercialism and bureaucratic oppression, becoming active community members, and learning to play a new musical instrument are just a few of the topics broached by Conny and his friends as they raise the stakes on their friendship endangering wager.

In the context of golf, waggle is a term that refers to the small back-and-forth movements of the clubhead at approach prior to grounding the club; it can be either a nervous habit or an intentional movement to help the golfer to achieve their desired tempo with a swing. "This definition could also be construed as a way of finding an almost Zen-like comfort level before swinging away," says Tigan. "Triple-the-Pines Golf Course becomes a giant Zen garden for Conny and the guys, and fighting suburban lethargy with greater community involvement is their revelation."

About the Author:
Joe Redden Tigan once caddied in the Western Open. He received a graduate fellowship to study creative writing at Illinois State University. Tigan has had poetry published in The High Plains Literary Review and other literary journals. He is currently working on a sequel to "Waggle."

"Waggle" (ISBN 0595416195, iUniverse, 2007) can be purchased through local and online bookstores, including amazon.com. Publicity contact: www.readerviews.com. Review copies available upon request.

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