Nothing to Declare

by Richard Ravin

Overview

Sex. Drugs. Revolution. Grilled tuna.

Nothing to Declare centers on a romantic triangle between Marty, a brilliant wild man and con artist; secretive, dark-souled Isabel; and Jesse, a younger painter who loves and admires them both. Narrated in part by Marty (who may be dead, but can't shut up), the novel explores the challenges of friendship and love during a time when the old rules of honor and fidelity are up for grabs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578819273
Publisher:	16 doors press
Publication date:	02/03/2021
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

My life as a novelist began under the kind and watchful eye of Andre Dubus II, whose writing workshop I attended in the final years of his life. Nothing to Declare’s view of the world is colored by what I observed while living in communes in the 1970s -- and making my parents miserable, and in more current times, working as a Hollywood TV executive -- and making myself miserable. During my time in Hollywood, I was involved with the creation, sales, and production of more than 40 movies for television and miniseries.

My journalism has been published in The San Francisco Examiner, Salon.com and anthologized in Andre Dubus: Tributes, published in 2001 by the Xavier Review Press. My web work has received a WEBBY nomination in Education. Right now, I'm at work on a detective novel set in the world of the L.A. music scene.

Editorial Reviews

"Ravin's novel dives into the heart of the complicated relationships that formed in West Coast counterculture communities in the '70s and excels at showing both the wonders and the impermanence of them. The intriguing characters, who dance the fado or tag along with the Who, are anxious to make their mark on the world, but are wary of how one person can ruin another. The prose can be evocative as the action travels from Santa Cruz to New Orleans to Bali..."

Kirkus Reviews