SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 17, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- John Merrick, a successful Chicago trial lawyer with a fulfilling marriage and family life, is summoned to his old law firm in Houston to litigate a class action lawsuit. What he encounters there prompts a revolution within him, as he faces the reality of two worlds of belief: objective morality and subjective morality. In his new book, Personal Injury (now available through 1stBooks), author Joe Compromise tells of the raw realization John makes as he begins to question his beliefs and replace them with new ones.
John's curiosity about two separate worlds, what is considered objective morality and what is considered immorality, propels him into a life-changing sequence of events. When he arrives in Houston, he is assigned to the case with his former love interest and fellow law school graduate, Sharon. Despite his reluctance, she leads him to all their romantic haunts, and their rekindled connection becomes strong.
The author describes one's personal idea of morality as a set rhythm to follow in daily life. For John, that rhythm is thrown off as he faces changes in his own idea of what is moral. His struggle and the wounds it inflicts to his soul are his own "personal injury," and he must reshape his personal outlook on morality.
Through inward reflection and long talks with law school buddy Carlos, John ultimately finds a new rhythm. He recognizes his imperfection and "is reunited with a sense of place and perception that he finds in religion."
The author is a trial lawyer in the Southwest. Personal Injury is his first book.
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