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BOOK REVIEW | Probation by Tom Mendicino
All it took to destroy Andy Nocera’s seemingly perfect life was an anonymous tryst at an
Interstate rest area. Sentenced to probation and thrown out by his wife, he spends his
week as a traveling salesman, and his weekends at his mother’s house where no
questions are asked—and no explanations are offered.
To clear his record, the State of North Carolina requires Andy to complete one year of
therapy without another arrest. He attends his sessions reluctantly at first, struggling to
comprehend why he would risk everything. Answers don’t come easily, especially in the
face of his mother’s sudden illness and his repeated failure to live as an openly gay
man. But as Andy searches his past, he gets an opportunity to rescue another lost
soul—and a chance at a future that is different in every way from the one he had
envisioned.
With profound honesty, sharp wit, and genuine heart, this debut novel portrays one man’
s search—for love and passion, acceptance and redemption—and for the courage to
really live.
“If you're looking for a smart, engaging, witty, sad and unusual book about the
complicated nature of family and love, try Tom Mendicino's Probation.
You'll be glad you did.” —Bart Yates
“Probation is the rare novel that dares to
take the reader on a journey through the
dark night of the soul. An unflinching look
at the dark side of self-discovery, it is
BOOK REVIEW | Probation by Tom Mendicino
All it took to destroy Andy Nocera’s seemingly perfect life was an anonymous tryst at an
Interstate rest area. Sentenced to probation and thrown out by his wife, he spends his
week as a traveling salesman, and his weekends at his mother’s house where no
questions are asked—and no explanations are offered.
To clear his record, the State of North Carolina requires Andy to complete one year of
therapy without another arrest. He attends his sessions reluctantly at first, struggling to
comprehend why he would risk everything. Answers don’t come easily, especially in the
face of his mother’s sudden illness and his repeated failure to live as an openly gay
man. But as Andy searches his past, he gets an opportunity to rescue another lost
soul—and a chance at a future that is different in every way from the one he had
envisioned.
With profound honesty, sharp wit, and genuine heart, this debut novel portrays one man’
s search—for love and passion, acceptance and redemption—and for the courage to
really live.
“If you're looking for a smart, engaging, witty, sad and unusual book about the
complicated nature of family and love, try Tom Mendicino's Probation.
You'll be glad you did.” —Bart Yates
“Probation is the rare novel that dares to
take the reader on a journey through the
dark night of the soul. An unflinching look
at the dark side of self-discovery, it is
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ultimately a story of transformation and the worlds of
possibilities hidden within each of us.” —Michael
Thomas Ford
Tom Mendicino spent six raucous years roaming the
country and eking out a living in the Sales
Department of several New York publishing houses
before attending the law school of the University of
North Carolina. His stories, some of them excerpts
from Probation, have appeared in several recent
anthologies.
"Who hasn't fantasized of a hot
encounter at a rest stop? Medicino will
forever change your idea of this tryst,
and the outcome that may transpire from
it. PROBATION will captivate & keep you
till the last page"
- Herb Sosa, Ambiente Magazine
For more info visit www.kensingtonbooks.com
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possibilities hidden within each of us.” —Michael
Thomas Ford
Tom Mendicino spent six raucous years roaming the
country and eking out a living in the Sales
Department of several New York publishing houses
before attending the law school of the University of
North Carolina. His stories, some of them excerpts
from Probation, have appeared in several recent
anthologies.
"Who hasn't fantasized of a hot
encounter at a rest stop? Medicino will
forever change your idea of this tryst,
and the outcome that may transpire from
it. PROBATION will captivate & keep you
till the last page"
- Herb Sosa, Ambiente Magazine
For more info visit www.kensingtonbooks.com
Copyright © AMBIENTE MAGAZINE.
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