Join local author Frank J. DeRuosi in the shop as he signs his new book Holding Back the Tide.
About the Book
Sixteen-year-old Charlie McIntyre wants nothing more than to leave the school year behind him and be back at his family's beach house in Ocean City, New Jersey. In January, Charlie returns home from school to find that his father has deserted the family. Devastated, Charlie buries his anger and resentment behind a wall. Desperate for some sense of normal, Charlie longs for the carefree days spent at the beach, hanging out with his circle of friends, particularly his best friend Jackson.
However, Charlie soon discovers that the normalcy he needed being back in Ocean City is fleeting. Slowly, his relationships with his friends begin to shift, and Charlie finds himself adrift in a sea of change in which he struggles to remain afloat.
Holding Back the Tide is a novel about the ever-changing landscape teenagers face as they plod though friendships, family dynamics, puberty, and their evaporating childhood.
About the Author
Frank DeRuosi grew up in East Boston, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Ambler, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Karin. He has two grown children, Joshua, a carpenter and an Antarctic explorer, and Emma, a graphic designer.
Frank's favorite place to write is the worn, leather recliner in the sun room, accompanied by a cup of coffee that he never really finishes. When he isn't writing, Frank and Karin can often be found on their patio enjoying the pleasant ambiance of a wood fire, and the company of good friends and family.
By day, Frank is a teacher at Blue Bell Elementary with 20 years of experience. Presently, he teaches second grade.
Holding Back the Tide is his first novel.