Worlds Collude - Escape Tales From Surf City To Sidi Ifni
Gordie 'Youssef' LaRocque
Nonfiction/Travel Adventure/Romance
‘Worlds Collude - Escape Tales From Surf City To Sidi Ifni’ is Adventure Travel/Romance/Life Writing, approximately 60,000 word-length. Set in Morocco and Saint John, New Brunswick it has a penchant for dare and danger, calculated physical risk, emotional risk, and escape.
Using descriptive imagery and rich dialogue, vivid characters experience conflict and choice - and demonstrate determination and resolve in the face of adversity. It has edges of defiance and irreverence. It involves the underclass in Morocco and Saint John, life-forming.
In exotic mysterious Morocco the protagonist is jailed and on trial in an unpredictable justice system. In gritty Saint John loyalties and rivalries are tested, ending in tragedy and an unresponsive justice system. Both settings require resilience and occur with a voice that is open and reflective - and with enraptured emotions.
‘Worlds Collude -Escape Tales From Surf City To Sidi Ifni’ was written to share a celebration of the human spirit, through indomitable characters. This fast-paced story maintains a steady course of believing in humanity’s resilience. It is passionate about the human condition and celebrates the human spirit in a unique way.
It is the 2nd of a trilogy. 'A Personal and Political Journey Through Beirut, April/May, 1977' was the first.
The 3rd currently is being written: 'Jerusalem 1977-2027. Search For A Just Peace'