Excerpt
We were to meet them at the airport. CJ was already a little ove one and a half weeks past her due date. To the untrained eye (and, of course, mine was trained), she looked as if she could deliver any moment. The expectant mother, though, was not having andy problems and was excited to see her parents.
As her parents approached us, her dad's eyes were the only thing we could see. If they were any larger, they would have surely popped out of their sockets. My son's namesake, Richard, didn't even say hello. He looked at my wife's belly, grabbed her by the arm, and said, "We've got to go to the hospital now! Why are you here?"
Professional Reviews
The Mighty Spartan and his common man adventures
"I greatly enjoyed Edmond DeRousse’s anecdotal novel, ‘The Mighty Spartan’. Mr DeRousse sent me a copy of the book to review and although it is the third volume in his Common Man Adventure Series, the fact that I have not yet read ‘Adventures of a Common Man’ or its sequel, ‘Choice and Consequence’, did not adversely affect my reading in any way.
Mr DeRousse’s conversational writing style is well suited to his everyman protagonist, Pete Russey. At the time of writing, Pete is in his early sixties and recounting various stories from his life. As Mr DeRousse says in the videoclip on his website, you don’t have to be rich and famous to have noteworthy adventures. Some of Pete’s adventures are funny, and others are poignant, but each of them is in some way relatable, and each of them gives the reader an insight into the life and times of a midwestern 'common man'.
‘The Mighty Spartan’ is set in Sparta, Illinois - about fifty miles southeast of the city of St Louis. Mr DeRousse writes fondly of his hometown and its inhabitants, and the location plays a central role in his vignettes. Fans of Garrison Keillor may appreciate the crisscrossing of colourful characters and universal themes that set the scene for many of Pete Russey’s adventures.
Mr DeRousse is, in his finer moments, an old school raconteur. Reading about Pete and his escapades is like sitting back on the porch on a long summer evening, listening to your favourite uncle tell you his stories. You may have heard some of them before, but the joy is in the experience, and in the appreciation of the moment."
The Mighty Spartan and his common man adventures
"The Mighty Spartan! Edmond P. DeRousse has a writing skill all his own. Mixing Historic with comedy is a sheer talent. Not only comedy, but a little mystery, suspense and romance make a wonderful mix to make his stories flow. Mr. DeRousse keeps his characters and events true to the reader. I am always surprised where his story takes me and I’m wanting to read more and more. Once you pick it up, you will not want to put it down. I find this book an easy read and an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon or bedtime."
A wicked Cajun Fairy named Robes Pierre entered the impenetrable Magical doll land of Sha Bebe. Queen Faustina, the ruler of the doll land, thought she had destroyed him, but he's back! Will the doll land survive his evil ways?
A wicked Cajun Fairy named Robes Pierre entered the impenetrable Magical doll land of Sha Bebe. Queen Faustina, the ruler of the doll land, thought she had destroyed him, but he's back! Will the doll land survive his evil ways?
