A Man For Others by Kevin Couhig
A Man For Others by Kevin Couhig
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Description:
As the story begins, young Robert Emmet Coogan’s biggest challenge is determining if he should pursue life as a musician or as a professional footballer in England, but it is 1974 and the bitter conflict in Ireland rips young Rob Coogan's life to shreds. Coogan unwittingly plays a part in an IRA car bomb detonation that takes several lives which leaves him emotionally devastated. He departs Ireland for a prestigious music school in Boston, where he begins life as a guitarist and songwriter. In church one night, he discovers the younger brother of a friend being molested by a priest. The choice he makes that night sets his life down an unforeseen path of justice, rage, and secrets .His story culminates in a trial for his life in a small southern town in the United States shortly after Katrina Hurricane in 2005. The trial joins Rob’s story with a painfully haunting subplot about the long-term consequences of child abuse.
About The Author :
Kevin Couhig is a storyteller a retired businessman and a recovering politician. After retiring from business he has made writing his focus, putting the same
energy into storytelling as he did to building ventures. A Man for Others is his first novel. He is currently working on his second, tentatively titled, If One of Them is Dead.