Publisher's Synopsis
Double Bridge Publishing is proud to announce its first imprint It's Like This, Jim by Jack O'Brien. Ecclesiastic muralist Jack O'Brien (1925 - 2001) painted the ceilings and walls of cathedrals, churches and State Capitol buildings throughout the Northeast United States during the 1950's and 1960's. After a career-ending injury, he rented a Spartan studio in Toronto, Canada, near Markham and Bloor Streets, and embarked on a six year torrent of writing which produced five books (1969-1975). He served as the President of the Canadian Writer's Guild during this time. In his first book, It's Like This, Jim, he brought his artist's pallet of colors, compositions and textures to create vivid images of love, beauty, post-traumatic stress, death and a glimpse of an America that is quickly disappearing. The book is written as if the author is having a conversation directly with the reader. His work is readily recognizable as intensely descriptive. His world view and voice are original and unforgettable.
