Finally got a chance to record a few snippets from Your Silent Face—my self-published coming-of-age novel set in Flint, Michigan in the mid 80s. These are from the “front of the book.” The entire novel is narrated by the protagonist, Stuart Page. These three snippets are meant to provide a glimpse of Stuart’s continuous internal monologue as he drifts across the East Side of Flint, as well as his perception of his surroundings.

“The reader will likely be reminded of Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel High Fidelity or possibly Richard Linklater’s 1993 film Dazed and Confused; Lane’s tale is similarly episodic and digressive and more dedicated to re-creating the feeling of a time and place than telling a cohesive story. Even so, the sharp prose and inviting energy help it to succeed where similar novels fail. Readers will enjoy following Stuart’s thought processes, wherever they lead.” —Kirkus Reviews

Key words: fiction, coming of age, 80s music, New Wave, Gen X, Rust Belt, Native American, graffiti, urban poetry

*Your Silent Face is a semi-autobiographical novel. Names, characters, places and incidents have been exaggerated if not totally altered or recreated for artistic and thematic purposes and are used fictitiously.