THE MISSING YOU IN BELMAR, NJ TRILOGY
In the summer of 1987, Jimmy Hanlon is navigating life in his Jersey Shore hometown, where image is everything, and he's struggling to keep up. At nearly fifty, Jimmy is an overweight grandfather who’s lost his larynx to cancer and is living in a time when A.I.D.S. has fueled suspicion of anyone with a complicated sexual past. In his quest for connection, Jimmy faces a whirlwind of bar encounters, prejudice, romantic entanglements, and lies. As the summer unfolds, his journey of redemption shows how compassion can transcend societal norms and proves that the heart’s desires need no justification.
This book includes all three of Mick Bennett’s books: Missing You in Belmar NJ, Boardwalk Man, & Summer Mirrors.
Fiction/ 978-0692591628/ October 1, 2024
In the summer of 1987, Jimmy Hanlon is navigating life in his Jersey Shore hometown, where image is everything, and he's struggling to keep up. At nearly fifty, Jimmy is an overweight grandfather who’s lost his larynx to cancer and is living in a time when A.I.D.S. has fueled suspicion of anyone with a complicated sexual past. In his quest for connection, Jimmy faces a whirlwind of bar encounters, prejudice, romantic entanglements, and lies. As the summer unfolds, his journey of redemption shows how compassion can transcend societal norms and proves that the heart’s desires need no justification.
This book includes all three of Mick Bennett’s books: Missing You in Belmar NJ, Boardwalk Man, & Summer Mirrors.
Fiction/ 978-0692591628/ October 1, 2024
In the summer of 1987, Jimmy Hanlon is navigating life in his Jersey Shore hometown, where image is everything, and he's struggling to keep up. At nearly fifty, Jimmy is an overweight grandfather who’s lost his larynx to cancer and is living in a time when A.I.D.S. has fueled suspicion of anyone with a complicated sexual past. In his quest for connection, Jimmy faces a whirlwind of bar encounters, prejudice, romantic entanglements, and lies. As the summer unfolds, his journey of redemption shows how compassion can transcend societal norms and proves that the heart’s desires need no justification.
This book includes all three of Mick Bennett’s books: Missing You in Belmar NJ, Boardwalk Man, & Summer Mirrors.
Fiction/ 978-0692591628/ October 1, 2024
