Hey Everyone!!
So today I'm a stop on the
Of Time and Place tour!!
I'm here to present you both some information about B.R. Freemont's newest book, a little information about Freemont, and even an excerpt!!!
So here goes:
Of Time and Place Book Summary
As the global energy crisis of the
21st century wears on, James Lendeman searches for answers –
both for the country and for himself.
Working in the Federal Energy Department for the iconoclastic
and enigmatic Kate Hastings, James is at the center of a world
of political intrigue and personal conflicts. Unsure of
whether he can go along with Kate’s plans for the country (and
for him), he is forced to steer his own way through a maze of
personal and professional problems.
When we meet James a few years later (through an ingenious
weaving of dual timelines), he is in Savannah, working as a
contractor for the government and debating the merits of a
flirtatious college student who lives in his boarding house.
Nimbly moving forward and backward through James’s personal
timeline, Of Time and Place leads its readers on a
journey through the twists and turns of life in a kind of
historical novel of the future. From a tumultuous romance and
marriage to a romantic spring in Florence and the adversities
along the way, James finds himself debating both his own life
and the feasibility of maintaining a viable US economy in the
mid-21st century.
Drawn from very real issues of global import, and playing out
in some of the most storied cities in the world, Of Time
and Place will leave every reader pondering the future –
and the present.
B.R. Freemont Bio:
B.R. Freemont was born in New York and
has lived in the Savannah area for over a decade. He holds a
B.A. from Columbia and an M.A. from New York University. During
his business career, Freemont filled a number of management
assignments and briefly worked for government entities.
Over the years, his interests have included: astronomy, domestic
and foreign travel, dog breed club administration, wine tasting,
and avidly reading both fiction and non-fiction.
He is married and has a son and two daughters.
Excerpt:
Chapter 1
Savannah, 2060
I was returning from one of my distasteful, although fortunately
infrequent, visits to Washington. In order to justify the
payments I received, I needed to perform a bit of consulting
work, and from time to time be in contact with a continually
changing nonentity in the Federal Energy Department. I had taken
the train to save money. As usual, it was running late, taking
nine hours to make a six-hour trip. We did encounter a one-hour
power-down in North Carolina, but, still, a three-hour delay is
a three-hour delay.
Elsewhere, trains could travel at four hundred kilometers an
hour. In this country, even on the faster intercity routes, two
hundred was a top speed. Our trips tended to be longer; all the
more reason for trains to be faster. Why had we not invested in
the necessary infrastructure? Worst of all, through our outmoded
rail system we were wasting energy—and this particularly
bothered me.
In Savannah, the train station was located a few kilometers from
downtown in a rundown area of scrub brush and litter. A poorly
maintained bus carted passengers from the inter-city train
station to downtown locations. I got off at Drayton Street where
I needed another vehicle—a street tram—to take me south, out of
the historic district.
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Mandy, thanks a million for your hospitality in featuring B.R.'s book.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nicole! :)
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