Boy, Falling: The Sequel to House of Rougeaux

2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist - Historical Fiction

Seeking to pursue his dream in music, and harboring a grave secret, young Gerard Rougeaux leaves his native Montreal for New York City in 1909, embarking on a journey that then takes him to Paris at the height of the Jazz Age. There, years later, Gerard becomes haunted by strange dreams of a boy falling through space, as his story entwines with the family he has left behind-his half-sister Jeannette and her two children, struggling to make their way in New York after the economic crash of 1929.

Continuing the family epic begun in House of Rougeaux, Boy, Falling weaves together human yearning and mystery, and what it means to be part of the fabric of life.

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Boy, Falling: The Sequel to House of Rougeaux

2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist - Historical Fiction

Seeking to pursue his dream in music, and harboring a grave secret, young Gerard Rougeaux leaves his native Montreal for New York City in 1909, embarking on a journey that then takes him to Paris at the height of the Jazz Age. There, years later, Gerard becomes haunted by strange dreams of a boy falling through space, as his story entwines with the family he has left behind-his half-sister Jeannette and her two children, struggling to make their way in New York after the economic crash of 1929.

Continuing the family epic begun in House of Rougeaux, Boy, Falling weaves together human yearning and mystery, and what it means to be part of the fabric of life.

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Boy, Falling: The Sequel to House of Rougeaux

Boy, Falling: The Sequel to House of Rougeaux

by Jenny Jaeckel
Boy, Falling: The Sequel to House of Rougeaux

Boy, Falling: The Sequel to House of Rougeaux

by Jenny Jaeckel

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2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist - Historical Fiction

Seeking to pursue his dream in music, and harboring a grave secret, young Gerard Rougeaux leaves his native Montreal for New York City in 1909, embarking on a journey that then takes him to Paris at the height of the Jazz Age. There, years later, Gerard becomes haunted by strange dreams of a boy falling through space, as his story entwines with the family he has left behind-his half-sister Jeannette and her two children, struggling to make their way in New York after the economic crash of 1929.

Continuing the family epic begun in House of Rougeaux, Boy, Falling weaves together human yearning and mystery, and what it means to be part of the fabric of life.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781684337194
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Publication date: 07/22/2021
Series: A Rougeaux Family Novel , #2
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Jenny Jaeckel is the award-winning author and illustrator of several books including her novel House of Rougeaux-a companion book to Boy, Falling, a collection of illustrated short fiction entitled For the Love of Meat, and the graphic novel memoir Spot 12: Five Months in the Neonatal ICU. When not writing, Jaeckel works as an editor and translator. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her family.
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