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Waldwick is a love story that addresses the subject of physical, social, economic, and political oppression of the 1800s. Set in Cornwall, England, Virginia, and Southwestern Wisconsin, Waldwick frankly discusses what one family was willing to do to overcome oppression, as told through the eyes of George Terrill as he fights for his own freedom and then that of slaves owned by his brother.
Set before and during the Civil War, Waldwick summarizes what happens when oppression is removed and Daniel, an enslaved man, is given the opportunity to be free. The author weaves actual events and historical figures into the story and describes how the main characters are affected by these circumstances and interactions. Imagine the horror of having loved ones on both sides of a great battle and not knowing their fate.
In our time, when our society and culture are so divided, Waldwick offers a look beneath skin color at the majesty of respect and the integrity of acceptance without downplaying reality. Addressing many of the salient issues facing the world today, Waldwick focuses on emotions to the point that readers become immersed in the love, hate, anger, frustration, jealousy, and sorrow of the characters they really learn to know.
Author Notes/Why You Should Read Waldwick
"The creation of my first novel, Waldwick, was the result of three separate events knocking into each other in my mind. The first was waking up with 70 blood clots, and being given less than a five percent chance of living more than three hours. When you think you’re going to die, you don’t think about the things you did. You think about the things you didn't do and what you would do over if given the chance.
The second event was the receipt of a letter written by my great great Aunt who lived on the Terrill family farm in the 1860s. Her letter outlined life at that time and the joy of family and experiences in and around Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
The third and underlying component deals with my being a bullying victim in childhood due to abject poverty and a weight problem, exacerbated by the loneliness that comes when your childhood friends never come to your house or even celebrate your birthday for fear of your father.
The books of the Waldwick Series are not murder mysteries or legal thrillers. Instead, each story focuses on the relationships of primary characters with different social identities who need to overcome common social, structural, political, or economic obstacles.
For Waldwick, I portray three different social groups in the mid-1800s—namely European immigrants, African American slaves, and Native Americans—and examine how things such as age, race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, and spirituality helped shape their values, beliefs, dreams, and nightmares. I explore the ways each social group is affected by the others, and then how those interactions result in changes to the original values, beliefs, and norms of each to create a more positive self-image for those involved.
Part history, part fiction, my creative goal was, is, and shall always be to take my readers beyond the here and now to the point where they feel what they are reading. It is the emotional impact I seek, for it will last longer than the memory of specific words on the page."
Waldwick
Release Date: October 2018
Author: Kenneth Linde
Publisher: Waldwick Books
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 979-8-9852613-2-5
Size: 5.75" x 8.75"
Price: $19.95/$24.95 on this site (includes shipping)
Page Count: 322