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Larry Darter
a book bubble about
Live Long Day
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Author Insight
When Novels Inform While Entertaining Readers
I've always admired classic novelists who not only wrote to entertain, but to bring attention to important social issues of their day. John Steinbeck's novel Grapes of Wrath is one example. When preparing to write the novel, Steinbeck wrote: "I want to put a tag of shame on the greedy bastards who are responsible for this [the Great Depression and its effects]." In Live Long Day I have attempted something similar, though not on so grand a scale. I do hope to draw readers attention to what many say has become in our nation's biggest cities like Los Angeles, the growing nationwide epidemic of child prostitution.
Book Excerpt
Live Long Day
A guy was shouting at a woman. He was shaking his finger for emphasis. She was looking down at the sidewalk, her shoulders hunched as if she were expecting blows. The woman looked like a child being scolded by a harsh parent. The guy stopped shouting for a moment and scowled at the building.
“There is a domestic disturbance taking place on the sidewalk out front,” I said.
Behind me Sara, wearing cut-off jeans and an aqua colored tank top, was applying tan paint to the wall with a paint roller. She stepped to the window and looked down.
“He doesn’t look happy about something,” she said.
“I love how you shrinks can read a person’s mood with only a casual glance,” I said.
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