Beneath the Crimson Maples

<p>Life is hard; there can be no denying it. To find a sense of identity with another person is easy but one's need for security then becomes nonexistent. Security is illusion. Can the characters in this novel completely accept this?</p><p>Consider Mr. Bogdanovich a former alcoholic who finally finds solace through meeting his muse in a sandwich shop.</p><p>Everything we've been told must be questioned if we are to become fulfilled adults and parents. The models we've been raised to follow are shallow to say the least.</p><p>Love and fear are not opposites. Can we overlook our past to live in the present? This is the question we must all ask ourselves.</p><p>Mark A. Schoedl lives in Southern California. He grew up in Southeastern Wisconsin and pieced together this recollection of Northwestern Milwaukee from his experiences as a youth and a young man. Many learn to go with the flow to get by but a small minority see that building one's own life and trusting in Christianity to nurture wounds may never quite be healing enough. It's a rough road to honor truth and that's without making it a judgment. Order is disorder: There can be no denying that. However can we weather the storm when others threaten our very existence to live and love? This is his first book.</p><p></p>