With scathing wit and lots of fun, Michael Anania takes us on a ride in this novel—the ride of growing up in America in the 1950s. Along the way we are entertained (by the cleverness of his story), shocked (by the directness of his dialogue), amused (by his youthful zany characters, but, above all, reminded of a terrible time in America—the McCarthy years. "This excellent novel, as timely as the razor's edge on which we live, is a natural," wrote Studs Terkel.

Funny and raucous and reminiscent of the James Dean outlook on life, that tomorrow was never very dependable anyway, this novel pulses with youthful abandon during an era that was perking with rage. The atomic bomb, housing projects, teenage anger and lust—you name it—Anania's got it here, in this typically 1950's American tale.