The Treehouse - Hardcover

Bruno III, Al

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1456896490 ISBN 13: 9781456896492

Publisher: Xlibris, 2011

Synopsis

The Treehouse is a collection of two short stories and a novella. The first of the short stories, �€œSaving a Nation�€�, is a work of historical fiction that provides a speculative�€”albeit fictional�€”perspective into the sinking of the Titanic by a German U-boat. The second, �€œBlue Sweat, White Breeze�€�, set amid the backdrop of New York City, fictionalizes the social, financial, and psychological struggles of a blue-collar worker as a result of the recession of 2008 in America. The final piece, which shares the title of the book, The Treehouse, is a work of horror dealing with the inner struggles of a man and his deformed daughter whose existence is unknown to her mother after her twin died at birth. He keeps her hidden from both his wife and society in the backwoods of his house. She is his alter ego, his child, his penance.

About this title

About the Author

AL Bruno is an English teacher and dean at Herbert H. Lehman High School in the Bronx, New York. Prior to teaching, he was a member of the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Division in Germany and the elite 82nd Airborne Division in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Upon being discharged, he obtained an Associate Degree in Automotive Technology and worked as a mechanic for over ten years before deciding to further his education by pursuing a Masters in English (19th-century American Literature) and Bachelors in History. An avid fan of the martial arts, he is a member of the Relson Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy in the Bronx, as well as the San Yama Bushi Judo Club in New Rochelle. He resides in New York with his beautiful wife and son.

Edition details

• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1456896490
• ISBN 13: 9781456896492
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 126