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    Minnesota Author Says New Historical Memoir "Like THE SHINING....but Funnier"

    That's how Rochester native Luke Sullivan describes his new book, "Thirty Rooms To Hide In: Insanity, Addiction, and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic." It's the story of six boys growing up in a large house in Minnesota, as the father – a respected surgeon at Mayo – goes slowly insane. With winters raging outside and the father raging within, it’s their mother's protection that allows the boys to have a wildly fun, though completely dysfunctional time growing up in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

    Savannah, GA (PRWEB) July 06, 2011

    It's the story of six boys growing up in a great dark house in Minnesota, as the father – a respected surgeon – goes slowly insane. With winters raging outside and the father raging within, it is their mother's protection that allows the boys to have a wildly fun, thoroughly dysfunctional time growing up. With dark humor as the coin of their realm, and the Beatles as true north on their compass of Cool, the band of brothers make movies, start a rock & roll group, and wise-crack their way though a grim landscape of Eisenhower's Cold War, fallout shelters, JFK's assassination, and their father’s insanity.

    The story is told through excerpts from the mother’s letters; a collection that reveal an era deaf to the issue of domestic violence, alcoholism, and recovery. These letters (now in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul), as well as the family’s movies, photos, and diaries can be seen at ThirtyRoomsToHideIn.com.

    "Thirty Rooms To Hide In" releases this week and is now available as a paperback at Amazon.com and Blurb.com, as well as an e-book on Amazon.com, Apple's iBooks, and for the Nook at Barnes&Noble.com. I

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    Luke Sullivan
    heywhipple@me.com
    512-415-9879
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    7 comments

    • MarkTheMeS  •  10 mths ago
      What's with the phone number attached at the bottom of this article? Just seems odd.
      • Lulubelle 10 mths ago
        This isn't an article, it's a press release that they paid to have posted on Yahoo.
      • WebPatrol 10 mths ago
        The phone number is marketing, a contact for potential reporters/reviewers/dealers.
    • Leah  •  10 mths ago
      Perhaps if the put a rather large caption across the top that says "Press Release", people wouldn't be so upset. I like reading abour what books are coming out. This isn't one I'll be reading, though. Minnesota winters! No thanks!
    • WebPatrol  •  10 mths ago
      Jadrian M:

      We are NOT whining; we are providing requested feedback to the editors of a new Yahoo!
      service.

      A press release is not the worst event of our day; it's just inappropriate on a "news" feed. Yahoo! actually has "press release" segments under the Entertainment and Politics tabs; go there for this type of item.

      Many of us do in fact acknowledge our blessings. I am employed, healthy, housed and dry; not everyone can say that these days.

      The issue is that putting press releases in the summary of News feeds means they displace actual news items I might want to pursue. When I want to research new books, I can go the a literature feed.
    • JadrianM  •  10 mths ago
      Oh shut up you whiners. If reading a tiny press release is the worst thing that happens to you all day, count your blessings.
    • Barbara B  •  10 mths ago
      It's not an article, it's a press release. Shame on Yahoo! for linking these as if they're news instead of (possibly paid) promotions.
    • Menno Aartsen  •  10 mths ago
      Press release masquerading as news? Is this the new Yahore?
    • MAM  •  10 mths ago
      yahoo now endorses books.....
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