Donald F Myers

Never Kiss an Angel Donald F Myers

Coming of age and lost innocents in the early 50's. A tale of teenage romance, tragedy, betrayal and adventures of a young Marine awaiting his 18th birthday so he can be shipped to Korea. Reminiscent of J. D. Salinger's Catcher In The Rye except Never Kiss An Angel hero Ken Meers makes Holden Caulfield priest like in comparison. Carpetbag author Harold Robins would have loved Ken Meers fumbling sex scenes. This book has it all: Death, heroism, history, humor, sex and friendships. Destined to be a classic Myers teaches us what it was like to be a teenager in the 1950s. Beginning in Indianapolis the book takes the reader to Yorktown, Virginia for Marine Barracks guard duty, the steamy side of Norfolk that any old time sailor or Marine will relate to. The final chapters of hitching hiking across the United States are a story unto itself. Staging regiment at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, a squad liberty in Los Angeles and the troopship that will take replacements to Korea is a great final. A stunning epilogue. Also an invitation that has never been done in the history of book writing. Women will also enjoy this book.