Toppling in Murmansk

About the Book

In the grand tradition of "Tristram Shandy" and "Tom Jones", not to mention Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield, author John D. Foster takes us on a journey through the American landscape of latter day 20th century. It's a rollicking tale of being down and out, or in and out, with a smorgasbord of cads, cons and other characters who populate the daylight demimonde of Southern California on the fringe. Indeed, it's a fringe tale of the edgy, the offbeat and the oddball. These are tales not oft told, full of whimpers and whispers that are reminiscent of a whiplash in a hurricane.

About the Author

John D. Foster was at one time or another a veteran, a pianist, a teacher, a business executive and a lifelong humorist. His preordained epitaph captured the spirit of his untimely death in 2005: ?This wasn?t my idea.?