From the Author
An American Romance takes the reader on an emotional, mental and mystical rollercoaster ride. This book was written exclusively to expose the reader to extremities of both light and darkness, love and envy, lust and domination, sanctity and madness, resentment and forgiveness. This book is purgatorial and is meant only for an adult audience.
John Lars Zwerenz
John Lars Zwerenz
From the Back Cover
It is a brisk winter day in Paris, France, as Lawrence Bradford takes a last long drag on his cigarette and smashes it in the ashtray. Lonely, depressed, and consumed with dark thoughts, Lawrence thinks he has nothing to live for--until he sees her.
As a beautiful young woman dressed in a pea coat crosses the boulevard in front of him, all thoughts of suicide and melancholy suddenly leave Lawrence's mind. She is familiar, as he has already seen her face in thousands of visions over the years. As snowflakes begin to fall gently onto the sidewalk, Lawrence greets her, introduces himself, and immediately asks for her phone number. In a matter of seconds, Renee Cartwright, an American teacher in France for a conference, captures the heart of a man who only moments ago sought refuge from his pain in his poetry. As Renee and Lawrence gracefully discover one another, both finally reveal their internal demons, sending their relationship--and their future--on an uncertain path.
Accompanied by Songs of Rapture and Other Poems, a new collection of Zwerenz's poetry, An American Romance is an intimate story of love and the darkest regions of the human mind, as two young lovers take an unforgettable, passionate journey together through darkness, forgiveness, and hope.
John Lars Zwerenz is an American poet who is the author of Selected Poems, Mist and Flame, Visionary Wanderings, and Sonnets of Dusk and Dawn. He resides in New York City.
As a beautiful young woman dressed in a pea coat crosses the boulevard in front of him, all thoughts of suicide and melancholy suddenly leave Lawrence's mind. She is familiar, as he has already seen her face in thousands of visions over the years. As snowflakes begin to fall gently onto the sidewalk, Lawrence greets her, introduces himself, and immediately asks for her phone number. In a matter of seconds, Renee Cartwright, an American teacher in France for a conference, captures the heart of a man who only moments ago sought refuge from his pain in his poetry. As Renee and Lawrence gracefully discover one another, both finally reveal their internal demons, sending their relationship--and their future--on an uncertain path.
Accompanied by Songs of Rapture and Other Poems, a new collection of Zwerenz's poetry, An American Romance is an intimate story of love and the darkest regions of the human mind, as two young lovers take an unforgettable, passionate journey together through darkness, forgiveness, and hope.
John Lars Zwerenz is an American poet who is the author of Selected Poems, Mist and Flame, Visionary Wanderings, and Sonnets of Dusk and Dawn. He resides in New York City.
