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I started to read Hiding from Eddie that evening, and quite literally, didn't put it down until the wee small hours of the next morning. I then spent the next several hours thinking about it ... I raved about Hiding From Eddie to my wife
... 'Eddie'
is a wonderful story, and I am sure it is only the first of many.
- David Fraser (Professor of Communications, ret.)
Hiding from Eddie is a good read. The characters are believable
and the author effortlessly places them in circumstances that are familiar to the reader. Who hasn't had a boss from hell or hasn't been run over by office politics? Like many of us Roger has to balance his time and loyalty to his employer with his time and dedication to his wife Vicky. But there are other elements that play an important role in Roger's life too; his dedication to "Teacher," his martial arts instructor, and his memory of Eddie.
The memory of Eddie is an intrusion in Roger's life; he just can't shake him, and Vicky presses Roger to talk about it. On one occasion Roger and Vicky are standing on a darkened street. She presses him too hard to talk about Eddie. Roger storms off leaving her standing there alone. A few blocks away Roger comes to his senses, and returns to find that his wife has been assaulted, which results in her slipping into a coma. He blames himself and begins the downward spiral into self pity when "Teacher" intervenes to take Roger back to the "Cold Void." Roger has been there before, but this time he's on a mission.
On the front end of the "Cold Void," there're images of Roger's past life. When he touches that image, he's transported into that event in the "Cold Void." In that event of his past life, he can interact with his surroundings and speak to the people he encounters. This time, however, "Teacher" helps Roger to understand that in the "Cold Void," he can change things, too. Roger snaps out of his depression with a new emphasis to return to his past life.
To be able to go back into the past to clean those skeletons out of the closet or to prevent a dreadful occurrence that harmed the most important person in your life. Who wouldn't want to do that…if they could?
Marquis Syler
sylerm+charter.net
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I finally had a chance to read Hiding from Eddie and enjoyed it quite a lot ... the writing throughout is very good ... it was a good book, overall, and much better than *most* first efforts I've seen ... good luck in placing it somewhere and with the rest of your writing.
Charles de Lint (2000 winner of the World Fantasy Award)
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Roger West's world is spinning out of control. He's been struggling with measuring up to people's expectations since a young boy. Troubling bits and pieces of memories from his childhood just don't fit. His work world is disintegrating. His wife is disenchanted with his behavior.
Michael Brown, his mysterious karate instructor of seven years, convinces him to enter The Cold Void - an eerie illusionary
state of mind. It's time for Roger to go back, unlock his repressed memories of childhood horror. Fit all those wretched pieces of the puzzle together.
The pace rapidly rips loose as Roger is thrust into The Cold Void and recognizes himself as a little 10-year-old boy. Little Roger has two broken legs. Suddenly a puzzled Roger is thrust out of the Cold Void and back in the room with his karate teacher. He's consumed by questions of what it all means.
Shortly thereafter, Roger's wife is brutally stabbed by a stranger.
She's in a coma, and her prognosis is not good.
Totally devastated and out of control, Roger agrees to re-enter The Cold Void on Michael's advice. Just might be a chance he can change what happened to his wife. If he uncovers the horrific truth about his childhood, will he be able to leave The Cold Void and return to his real life?
Once back in, he finds himself trying to make contact with his 8-year-old self. And comes face-to-face with the monster of his nightmares.
The explosive action that results will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. Just when you think you've found the answers, it turns a corner. More gripping action with a totally surprising ending.
This first novel of Ron's definitely proves he has so much promise! Can't wait for more of his work!
ActionTales.com
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Hiding from Eddie is the story of one man's self-transformation. In the beginning of the story the main character, Roger, believes his life is just fine. He has a good job and a wife he loves - what more could he want? The ensuing events convince Roger that there is a problem in his life, personified in a man named Eddie.
In the opening pages, Rogers life falls apart. He gets in trouble at work, and his wife is severely injured by an unknown assailant. Roger is distracted by thoughts of Eddie (with whom we are not yet familiar) and consumed with guilt for his wife's condition.
Roger's karate instructor, whom he calls "Teacher," introduces him to "The Cold Void," a place of alternate reality and existence. The Cold Void is basically a form of time travel through meditation. It is through this medium that Roger is given a chance to resolve his past, heal his personal wounds, and save his injured wife - that is, if he can survive in the 1960s and confront Eddie, the nemesis from his childhood.
This story has a touch of the surreal that will appeal to fantasy and science fiction readers. Ron Tarrant is a clean and simple writer, never pretentious. Roger is a likeable character, even if he doesn't have much personality. He's the average Joe with an average life, but given the chance we would all like - to go back in time and fix our mistakes. There are good plot twists and unexpected events in the conclusion that are rewarding for the reader. It's not professional writing, but it tells a good story.
Erica Flynn, Reviewer
eBook Reviews Weekly
http://www.ebook-reviews.net
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"Roger's disturbingly violent past comes to life. By attempting to confront it, shocking secrets are revealed." --- ActionTales.com
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