The Bookmen

<p class=ql-align-justify>The summer of 1965 is a pivotal time in American history. As the Vietnam War expands toward its ultimate heavy American involvement the Watts Riots presage the urban unrest of the late 1960s.</p><p class=ql-align-justify> </p><p class=ql-align-justify>This insightful novel follows newlywed couple Max and Jan King who have just graduated college and are both preparing to start med school at MCLA a former osteopathic college in East Los Angeles. Max returns to his summer job selling encyclopedias door-to-door while Jan works in the school's lab.</p><p class=ql-align-justify> </p><p class=ql-align-justify>Max's long work hours create a gap in the couple's previous 24/7 harmonious relationship which becomes strained due to their incompatible work times. He hangs out a lot with his friend Art Burton a brainy Stanford pre-law graduate who has encyclopedic knowledge of current events and warns about America's creep toward a full commitment fighting in Vietnam. Max is also exposed to the enticement of drug use and the free love era. This story is truly <em>A Requiem for the Sixties.</em></p><p class=ql-align-justify><em> </em></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>(About the Author)</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Semi-retired physician Henry Rex Greene grew up in Baldwin Park California and credits his far-flung interests to great teachers who knew how to nurture their students. This is his eighth book.</p><p><br></p>