Wayne Loeffler's Newly Released "Square Root of a Fallen Arch" Is an Absorbing Coming-of-age Story of Childhood in New York of the 1920s
"Square Root of a Fallen Arch" from Christian Faith Publishing author Wayne Loeffler is an immersive narrative that follows the life of William Loeffler Jr., aged relative of the author, covering his story from age six onwards as he grows up in nostalgic New York City during the WWI era and the prohibition.
MEADVILLE, Pa., Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "Square Root of a Fallen Arch": a captivating memoir of life in the old New York. "Square Root of a Fallen Arch" is the creation of published author Wayne Loeffler, a relative of the narrator.
"Square Root of a Fallen Arch'" is the true story of growing up in old New York, circa 1916–1929. It is based on a collection of written memories and is told from the perspective of its narrator, William Loeffler Jr., whom we meet at six years of age. Thus, the book covers the period from just before World War I through the roaring twenties and prohibition, all these providing a continuing reference point throughout the narrative.
Square Root of a Fallen Arch is very much a coming of age story. While humorous and immediate, the motif running through the story shows a wistful and touching awareness of slow erosion in the narrator's known world and the emergence of a new, more modem version. It is important to note that William is not quite so sure that this emergence is really progress. Still through by bookend, the city William knew as a young boy is very different place. He's analyzed the reasons and his life (and that of the city) does go on. Therefore, the working title, The Arch in Washington Square Park (with which the book begins and ends), is a symbolic of a world fallen and replaced by another.
William's view of life is loving, original, funny, ethnic, poignant, historical, and rich with the lore of New York City. His characters are fully drawn and their circumstances real and vivid, and the pictures his words evoke are of a New York City that literally no longer exists.
Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Wayne Loeffler's new book is a brilliantly written, vivid portrait of an urban landscape that few personally remember and yet feels intimately familiar to the newer generations built on its ashes.
Loeffler shares a heart-gripping story that is not quite a memorial unto himself than it is for the city that now lives only on the page and in memory.
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Consumers can purchase "Square Root of a Fallen Arch" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.
For additional information or inquiries about "Square Root of a Fallen Arch", contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.
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