It's Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet

BEFORE THE MONKEYS CAMEAn Honorable Mention in Writer's Digest Self-publishing BookAwards, Literary/Mainstream Category BEFORE THE MONKEYS CAMEBy W. P. Strange "..a painful journey..told with heartbreaking clarity...the style and grace of W. P. Strange's writing.. Willleave you wanting more.."BRAVO, David Chivers "Frank's sarcastic but lovable voice.his sense ofhumor, and honest introspection make him..acharacter I care about..The narration is so personal,so soul bearing..the language is poetic and rhythmic..Great observations about people and life. The dialogueis natural and engaging.an author.making an artisticattempt to go above and beyond."WRITER'S DIGESTOrder from Amazon.com, Borders, Barnes and Noble or your local bookstoreOr at Xlibris.com. Hardcover $25.95 / trade paperback $17.95Contact the author at: wpsedit@gmail.com IT'S MIDNIGHT and I'M NOT FAMOUS YET, a new novel by W. P. Strange Every life has its challenges, and David's is no exception. After a lifetime battling the pain and damage that hemophilia has done to his joints, a blood product, factor VIII, meant to slow the advancement of the disease has infected him, and 90% of hemophiliacs with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS and the death toll begins to mount. Now as he is about to turn the big four-O, someone told his employer at the architectural firm where he has worked for fifteen years that David has AIDS and he is fired. Muriel, his wife seems to be drifting away and he thinks he is trying too hard to live vicariously through his two sons and their little league team. Then when a close friend who also has hemophilia and is HIV positive, commits suicide David begins to feel the hopelessness of the predicament. But he has never learned how to quit, and does the only thing he can think of, he starts over. With the help of a psychologist who David thinks is a bit out of touch, he begins to rebuild his life again.