NEW YORK, June 3, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- An overweight, introverted 23-year old alcoholic seeks to ease the pain of loneliness through his booze. Robert is a loner by circumstance more than choice. He spends his time talking to himself and slapping down whiskey, while the joyful encouraging voice of his mother and the negative intimidating bellow of his father are constantly echoing in his memory. His 5 feet 5 inches, 210 pound build leaves him undesirable to the 5 feet 8 inches, 140 pound blonde beauties he prefers, girls he can only attain through a prostitute service.
His favorite is Sharon, 20, who he has been seeing for five years. Comfortable in her presence, Robert decides to ask the beauty to marry him, but she turns him down, saying she enjoys the myriad of men she gets to sleep with. Upset, he decides to never call for her again. But soon he meets Leslie, who has all the same features of his dream girl, except her voracious appetite for smoking marijuana. They meet on her first night of work and spend the evening together. After the great evening, Robert decides to ask her to marry him, but could he really go through with it? If she says yes, can he deal with her habits and the things he has yet to uncover?
Robert's Story is a very emotional and fantastically effective novel of love in the 21st century as it shows the various pitfalls of relationships for any reader looking for a book that has a lot more substance than a one night stand in their literature.
This book is newsworthy for two reasons, the author notes. One, it is about addictive personalities, it captures and explores the essence of them and reveals how these addictions are overcome by the magical power of love. Two, it is very timely, considering the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and the uncertainty of society's future. In this novel the characters are all very realistic and true to their own basic nature of survival in the world. For more information, visit www.marchoffer.com.
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