The Twin Fortunes and Other Stories

About the Book

The thirteen stories in this collection concern people from a wide variety of backgrounds. As they struggle with the problems they meet––physical, emotional, or spiritual––they become conscious of past failures and missing necessities for their futures. While they have various degrees of success or failure, it’s the awareness of the reasons for one’s fate that emerges as the central value. This knowledge of limitations, sometimes bolstered by compassion or will, empowers some of the characters but remains elusive for others.

About the Author

James I. McGovern is originally from Connecticut but has lived primarily in the Midwest. He earned a graduate degree in literature and this disposed him to write as an avocation. After some success with articles and short stories, he published a number of novels, including Aura of Purgatory and Beyond the Failure Club. A previous group of shorter works was published as The Twin Fortunes and Other Stories. Having retired from government service and teaching, Mr. McGovern currently resides in northern Illinois.