Invisible - Softcover

Bracken, Bruce A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615960413 ISBN 13: 9780615960418

Publisher: Coventry House Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

A depressed Campbell Hayden nurses a few ales in a Sackets Harbor pub ten miles out of Watertown, New York. After last call, the twenty-nine-year-old leaves the bar and disappears into a whiteout blowing off Lake Ontario. Ending up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Campbell starts a new life in a multi-hued barrio where a person can live comfortably unnoticed. Campbell settles in quickly, having spent an entire life as an invisible – “It’s not that people can’t see me,” Campbell reveals, “mostly they just don’t…While it is human nature to want to shine, or to prostrate or prostitute oneself in order to achieve notice, or even to garner a glimmer of envy in the eyes of family or friends, I’ve accepted that such self-illuminating strivings, at least for me, are folly. I am invisible.”

Campbell’s otherwise ascetic life in the barrio is dramatically transformed by several incidents. In response to these affronts, Campbell devises a plan to become visible, and accepts that substantial physical, emotional, and interpersonal life-style changes will be necessary in order to be seen. Along with these personal sacrifices, Campbell bravely disregards the dangers of standing out in full view. As a stunning, larger-than-life visible, Campbell forges true love, but also creates mortal enemies. Campbell’s newfound visibility, love, and enemies cannot coexist – the question is who will survive?

About this title

About the Author

Bruce Bracken obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Charleston and Master's and Doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia. He is currently a Professor at The College of William and Mary. During his career, Bruce has published more than 200 articles, books, psychological tests, and related professional materials. Bruce has held elected offices and chaired committees for the American Psychological Association, the International Test Commission, and the National Association of School Psychologists. He is a Fellow of the APA in two divisions, and a Charter Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Bracken is also a Diplomate and Fellow in the American Board of Assessment Psychology, and he recently served on a panel for the National Research Council of the National Academies of Science. Bruce received a "Senior Scientist" award from the American Psychological Association in 2009 and the 2012 "Lifetime Achievement Award" from his alma mater, the University of Georgia. In addition to his scholarly contributions, Dr. Bracken has embarked on writing fiction.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coventry House Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615960413
• ISBN 13: 9780615960418
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326