Roof Over Love & Lust

Danny Roarke'S Thirty-Six Year Adventure Through Love And Lust Is Reminiscent Of Homer'S Odyssey And Joyce'S Ulysses. The Novel Begins When Danny Is A College Senior During The Final Year Of The Radical 1960S. He Goes From College Student To Professional Soccer Player Haunted By The Vietnam War To Cornell Doctoral Candidate Enduring Several Turbulent Relationships. Eventually As A Professor He Develops A Theory Of Genuine Teaching At A Small Private University In Florida. He Defends His Most Inspired Graduate Student'S Career When She Is Denied Tenure Then Both Of Their Careers Are Sabotaged By Two Malcontent Faculty Members. From Rebellion In The Free Love Sixties To Reconciliation As His Parents Age And Die Danny'S Journey Winds Through His Friends And Extended Family Of Brothers Their Wives And Children. Named For The Irish Song Danny Boy And Daniel In The Biblical Lion'S Den Astrological Implications Develop As He Encounters Women From Every Zodiac Sign. Danny Roarke Travels America Spain Mexico And Ireland In Search Of Authenticity And One Great Love.