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Review: In An Empty Room Shows Glimpse And Aftermath Of War For Soldiers 0
- BOOK REVIEWS
- June 12, 2018
I have decided not to post the blurb to this book as I feel it gives something away from the enjoyment of the story. I think some people might say it gives away a bit too much of the story. However, should you wish to read the blurb it can be seen here. This is
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Interview with Stephen Spotte, Author Of In An Empty Room 0
- INTERVIEWS
- June 6, 2018
Spanning the landscape from Vietnam’s war-torn jungles to hardscrabble Appalachia, In an Empty Room is a gripping examination of time, memory, consciousness, and selfhood and suggests unanticipated conclusions about the nature of human identity. Stephen Spotte talks with Book Glow about the writing of the novel. The book is available from Amazon and Open Books
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Review: In An Empty Room, A Sad Look At The Atrocities Of War 0
- BOOK REVIEWS
- April 25, 2018
Stephen Spotte dropped me off into the inhospitable, unwelcome jungle of Vietnam and put me directly in harm’s way. Luckily, a Marine infantry ‘grunt’ squad would serve as my companions, my family. I’d get to know them well. From the start, I felt the slightest bit of adrenaline begin to slowly ooze through my body.
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Review: In An Empty Room, A Powerful And Highly Recommended Story 0
- BOOK REVIEWS
- April 9, 2018
An explosion in Vietnam devastates a Marine fireteam sent to a village to investigate the possibility of a bomb depot’s presence there. Only one of the five-man unit survives. Grossly disfigured, who is he? Burned beyond recognition, suffering from amnesia, and unable to speak, he has no more insight than anyone around him. But people back
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Read An Excerpt From In An Empty Room 0
- EXCERPTS
- February 21, 2018
In An Empty Room: A Novel by Stephen Spotte spans the landscape from Vietnam’s war-torn jungles to hardscrabble Appalachia and is a gripping examination of time, memory, consciousness, and selfhood. Here is an exclusive excerpt from the book: I live alone in a tiny shack a weak-armed stone’s throw from the train tracks. The air
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10 Must-Read Books Set In West Virginia 0
- BOOK LISTS
- January 31, 2018
Get to know hardscrabble Appalachia with these 10 must-read books set in West Virginia. 1. Lee Maynard’s Crum trilogy “In Crum, a gritty coal town on the West Virginia-Kentucky border, the boys fight, swear, chase and sometimes catch girls. The adults are cramped in and clueless, hemmed in by the mountains. The weight of wonder,
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