Red Clouds in the Night

About the Book

The central characters, Bill and Marjorie, lived through most of the twentieth century, generally out of step with each other and somewhat discordant with society. They never saw the forest for the trees. Though they were somewhat dysfunctional as husband and wife and as parents, they could not fairly be described as being bad. They often had regrets, but they gained little insight through them. They were convinced to the end that they had done the best possible given their circumstances. They provided few memories for those who knew them and toward the end of the century each simply sailed away into the red clouds of the setting sun.

About the Author

Clyde James was born in January, 1928. His early recollections of life are those of a sharecropper’s son in Mississippi. Life for the family improved with increased job opportunities in the late 1930s. Clyde quit high school to join the U. S. Navy in January, 1945. After three years of service he went to college and subsequently earned two master’s degrees and one doctoral degree in three different academic areas. He has spent most of his adult life teaching at both the high school and the university levels. He has also served as an elected school board member. Clyde James is a pen name.