Publisher's Synopsis
PRAISE FOR THORNHILL: In his most poignant writing to date, Mr. Cashwell delivers an equally thrilling and compassionate discussion of the elations and sorrows that captivate a willing populace longing for a richer personal and civic fulfillment. ___The Editors at Literary Masters Inc. Thornhill is about the strong work ethic that football demands of all players. About right and wrong. About the rite of passage from adolescence to manhood. But most of all, Thornhill is about relationships and enduring love. William Ward Stevenson, Sr. is a product of the high-consumption, litigious 1980's. A time when a generation of Americans expected to have it all and even sued to get it. When the all-out quest for ego gratification, self- fulfillment and winning at any cost, along with the period's focus on glamorous external indicators of success, thrived. The vortex of national pride, wealth, and, above all, the greed that characterized the period is present in everyday life of the people of Thornhill. All too soon, mother/father, parent/child and peer relationships are exposed against the backdrop of this renaissance of the "glory days" of 1982. At the time, little was reported about the price to be paid for such a renaissance. Yet it was there in all the thrilling colors of the period, waiting underfoot to extract payment for the excesses enjoyed. The dark side of the period is brought to light in the "voice of the hill " upon which the citizenry of Thornhill, New York, sit and watch as their own very personal dreams and aspirations are played out every Saturday afternoon by their sons on the football field below. They are fulfilled generously, for the Thornhill football team does indeed satisfy the town's long-thirsted-for winning season. Culminating in the final game against arch rival Pleasant Valley. A game that glimmers with the bright and dark colors of November when both triumph and disaster are at hand. Author's Bio: John E. Cashwell, Sr. is the author of the highly acclaimed six-book epic poem Toishan, and a most recent collection of 40 poems, "Where Purple Shadows Fall." Set in the future, 2020-2022, his new trilogy "The Justice Compulsion", its sequel "Sail On Silver Girl" and the third piece of the trilogy, "With Honor and Distinction" explore the catastrophic consequences of the growing divisiveness in the American sociopolitical experiment followed on by the evils of the emergence of a Socialist International Society within a New World Order. In his first attempt at writing horror, "NC 141 A Novel" represents a dynamic departure for Mr. Cashwell as he explores the realm of horror and a core evil that metastasizes around itself obsessed with its own terrifying self-destruction. Here is a real barnburner with flames rising from almost every page. His latest entry, "THORNHILL, A Small Town's Passion For Self-Gratification A Game Too Far" presents Cashwell's most poignant writing to date. Delivering an equally thrilling and compassionate discussion of the elations and sorrows that captivate a willing populace longing for a richer personal and civic fulfillment.John has over forty years advertising, marketing and copy writing experience, most notably responsible for helping to launch the Panasonic brand to consumers in North America. A former US Marine, a graduate of Duke University, and a former General Manager at Panasonic Corporation of North America, John lives on Long Island where he enjoys writing, fitness training and golf with his wife of fifty-six years, Ann M. Cashwell
