A Different Journey

by Nelson Dahl

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Book Details

Language : English

Publication Date : 11/24/2015

Format : Softcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 274

ISBN : 9781491783573

Format : E-Book

Dimensions : N/A

Page Count : 274

ISBN : 9781491783566

About the Book

Eric McGrann is a young man who is filled with uncertainty as he enters the adult world of college and career decisions on the cusp of the 1960’s. But his twin, who had shared an almost identical life before, seems to know exactly what he wants to do in life.

Watching his brother’s progress only makes Eric more undecided. He is drawn to the ever-changing kaleidoscope of the world around him as he heads from his native Minneapolis to the West Coast to seek answers to questions he has not yet formed. Stopping first in Los Angeles and later San Francisco, Eric is drawn to several unique people who share their life views with him. In Los Angeles, he learns about love. In the Bay Area, he experiences the antiwar movement.

On his voyage of discovery, the love of a girl from his home town sustains him as Eric tries on more than one identity before he settles in Seattle. There, he finds himself and discovers his true passion.

About the Author

Nelson Dahl grew up in Missouri and obtained a liberal arts education. He later moved to Minnesota, where he lived and worked for several years before pursuing graduate study in philosophy at Southern Illinois University and eventually moving to Seattle with his wife and two children. He is an avid mountain climber, world traveler, and environmentalist. Dahl has written short stories, novels and many book reviews. This is his first published novel.

Customer Reviews

"A DIFFERENT JOURNEY is a stunning achievement. It gripped me from the start, and in the end brought me close to tears.

It tells the story of a pair of identical twins from the Midwest, Gordon and Eric, one of whom gets everything correct in a worldly way, and one who does not.

In the end I found myself rooting for the second twin, and regarding the first fellow as a successful but utterly boring prick. (We all know someone like that.)

But it is the sequences oft Christel's illness and death that moved me more than anything. The heart-breaking realisation that the cancer could have been caught in time, but was not, brings tragedy to the story. But the way that Christel copes, and finally faces the reality of her fate, is utterly inspiring.

Surely the author must have known someone who went through something like this. He must also have a remarkable level of empathy. He is most certainly a gifted storyteller. #"

David Rice
"A DIFFERENT JOURNEY is a stunning achievement. It gripped me from the start, and in the end brought me close to tears.

It tells the story of a pair of identical twins from the Midwest, Gordon and Eric, one of whom gets everything correct in a worldly way, and one who does not.

In the end I found myself rooting for the second twin, and regarding the first fellow as a successful but utterly boring prick. (We all know someone like that.)

But it is the sequences oft Christel's illness and death that moved me more than anything. The heart-breaking realisation that the cancer could have been caught in time, but was not, brings tragedy to the story. But the way that Christel copes, and finally faces the reality of her fate, is utterly inspiring.

Surely the author must have known someone who went through something like this. He must also have a remarkable level of empathy. He is most certainly a gifted storyteller. #"

David Rice

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