Arnold Robinson announces release of ‘The Second Born’
Fiction book tells poignant tale of family struggle based on young boy’s perspective
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. – Arnold Robinson’s “The Second Born” (published by Xlibris) illustrates a boy’s determination to maintain his family, while reeling from the repercussions of their reverend father choosing vice over virtue, self-indulgence over responsibility.
The two brothers try to help their sweet mother as she struggles due to their scoundrel father’s evil ways. Set in 1960 Appalachia, this gripping story follows a large poor family’s survival.
“Preaching hellfire and brimstone one minute and leaping into the Devil’s holy water the next, he drags his family through a cruel and uncertain life.”
Writing any time he got a chance, it took Robinson 16 years to work on his book series “The Second Born.” “I was born a storyteller and have always entertained everyone around me with tales from my young life,” he says. “Many tales are out of time, many funny, some are exaggerated, but all are real. Folks often comment in amazement, “You should write a book!”
An excerpt from this book:
I couldn’t tell which happened first, the door slamming behind Dad or the split second it took for his whistle to reach the other end of the hallway. It was the one we dreaded most, with its sharp sudden stops, and he was whistling it loud, with quick sips of air between.
“The Second Born” paints the harsh reality of a hard and uncertain life, seen through the eyes of a young boy.
“The Second Born”
By Arnold Robinson
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 462 pages | ISBN 9781524575625
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 462 pages | ISBN 9781524575618
E-Book | 462 pages | ISBN 9781524575601
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Arnold Robinson was raised in southern Ohio and lived there until age 22, when he moved to Colorado to be with his buddies coming back from Vietnam. By doing so, he also escaped the ways of Appalachia to a better understanding of all things. Along with his wife, Deborah they raised three children in the White Mountains of Arizona. With great hiking, fishing and rock hounding, they decided to call this place their home for the past 34 years. For more information, readers may check www.thesecondborntrilogy.com.
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