Voices

About the Book

"Exploring Different Perspectives And Voices New book is a fascinating fiction with a gritty realism that will draw readers in Philadelphia, PA - (September 2010) - The recession has left the economy reeling and many people stranded on the unemployment line. Loren Howell has been a teacher for sixteen years until a union forced him out and left him jobless for a year. His is just one of the Voices that readers will hear in a fascinating novel by Thomas Herninko. Chris Killens is the warehouse manager of a small supply company. He finds himself caught in the middle of a labor dispute in the recession of 1991. He is the one man in the company who deals with both the workers and the bosses and he struggles to get a settlement but tensions rise, positions harden until a strike is called. The men go out and the strike lasts for weeks. The strike reaches a climax of violence and tragedy before they settle but the hostility and mistrust remain. Voices is a novel of conflict, confrontation and the human spirit in hard times. It is a story told by many voices; people caught up in a tragedy and they struggle to understand and survive. Some find the way; others do not but each has a unique story to tell with a unique voice."

About the Author

Thomas was born in Philadelphia. He has lived in New York and New Orleans before returning to Philadelphia. He is married. RAGE is the first of four novels designed to explore the crucial issues of the late twentieth century and the new century.