Circus of the Sun
MillValleyLit editor-in-chief J.Macon King’s debut novel of 1979 San Francisco’s cultural, sexual and political maelstrom.
“The most outrageously honest and erotic San Francisco novel since Jack Kerouac’s The Subterraneans. Edgy and romantic, comedic and existential, this book grips emotions with intensity.” The View Review.
In the wake of his girlfriend leaving him, young musician Jack has sworn off women, yet the reforming bad boy cannot resist the incandescent, liberated artist Bretta and her creative entourage. The pair sense they have found their Masterpiece of Love—until the return of Bretta’s enigmatic friend unveils disturbing secrets. Quality paperback $19.95 available from Amazon.
“…an ambitious and poetic story of love and creativity. At times racy and poignant… King deftly includes details that bring the book’s characters and events to life.” —Pacific Sun.
“More than a love story, this is a portrait of the city of San Francisco… The prose leans towards the poetic, which results in gorgeous, Kerouac-ian vignettes…seeming like a movie played on fast forward…” —Kirkus Reviews.
“A great, lyrical portrait of an era…a spot-on recreation about a great time of history…and I enjoyed the sheer trip of it. Beautifully observed writing—the emotions in the story are true and moments of life are rendered with clarity.” —Louis B. Jones, author of four New York Times Notable Books, including Ordinary Money and Particles and Luck.
“…sets forth a story-within-a-memoir so skillfully that you forget this is a work of fiction. …Captures the ups and downs of an intense relationship deftly.” —Rick Dale, The Daily Beat.
“The wonderful descriptions of Golden Gate Park and the Haight will delight anyone who loves San Francisco. The circus material is so very good, I kept wanting to come back to it. Circus of the Sun is rollicking good fun—a novel of a place and time beautifully illuminated by its own strangeness.” —Michelle Richmond, author New York Times bestseller The Marriage Pact, The Year of Fog, Golden State.
Buy Circus of the Sun on Amazon $19.95.
Also from J.Macon King:
If you, and/or your children, enjoy the semi-dark, mischievous fantasies of A Series of Unfortunate Events, Roald Dahl, and Harry Potter, take a look at King’s short novel, Ruby Robs The Tooth Fairy. Read on Vella.
From Mill Valley Literary Review editor Perry King.
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