EXILES

 

EXILES

L.J. Ambrosio

 

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GENRE:  Literary Fiction/Coming of Age

 

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BLURB:

 

In this final chapter, Ron's story concludes from Reflections on the Boulevard (2023). Michael's wish was for Ron to exile himself in the heart of Paris with its beautiful culture and citizens as they protest and fight for the soul of the city. Ron's journey is met with life-affirming friendships and lessons along the way. The final book in the Reflections of Michael Trilogy, which started with A Reservoir Man (2022).

 

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT

 

As he approached the bookstore, it rained a bit harder, and he saw his young friend sitting on the bench getting very wet.

 

“Louie, why the hell are you here in the rain?” “Waiting for you, no one else,” Louie said quietly. “Did you remember they invented the umbrella a

 

long time ago?”

 

Louie nodded and smiled.

 

“Let’s go have cafe and a croissant,” said Ron. They got a table in the cafe and began to dry out.

 

Ron asked, “What are you about, man? I know nothing about you except you occasionally rob books and sit in the rain like a weirdo.”

 

“Okay, is this an interview? You want my life story?”

 

“Sure. You can say that,” countered Ron.

 

“Well...I was born in Paris to very hip parents. I was a very smart child, but I was restless waiting for something greater to happen. I did what every French boy did, soccer, movies, video games, swimming in some water hole in the summer. What else can I say? My parents taught me the injustices the system does to people, their own compatriots.

 

They taught me Paris, its history, its architecture, all its culture. We read and read as a family.” Louie looked down. “I started to have this empty feeling. My father thought it was depression of some sort. I went to a doctor and worked on getting out of these...holes I found myself in. I struggled to find the answer. I enrolled at the Sorbonne majoring in literature. I loved the 19th and early 20th century. I had some low points during my time at university.”

 

“Low points? More holes you found yourself in?”

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Louis J. Ambrosio ran one of the most nurturing bi-coastal talent agencies in Los Angeles and New York. He started his career as a theatrical producer, running two major regional theaters for eight seasons. Ambrosio taught at 7 Universities. Ambrosio also distinguished himself as an award-winning film producer and novelist over the course of his impressive career.

 

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