Ben Erickson

Exploring the relationship between and elderly man and a teenage surfer, parting gift was originally written by a father for his son upon his high school graduation.
The story follows the growing relationship between seventeen year old Josh an eighty-four year old William as William relates to Josh the account of his life.
An interesting premise for a novel but it suffers on two counts, the moralising is a rather too blatant, and the quality of the writing is not up to par. This is one book I can't help think would have been better kept exclusively for its intended purpose.… (meer)