Books by Donald Wetzel and Complete Book Reviews
Donald Wetzel, Author Permanent Press (NY) $16 (141p) ISBN 978-1-877946-94-3
Wetzel's (The Lost Skiff) memoir, written in a stream-of-consciousness style, considers the possibility that, at age 76, he is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, he seems a prime candidate because his father and two of his...
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Donald Wetzel, Author Second Chance Press $16.95 (184p) ISBN 978-0-933256-59-0
Nothing much happens in the Alabama town where 14-year-old John Haywood lives. Then Rodney Blankhard, a city boy, comes to visit, and John falls in love with Jenny Holmes. By the end of the book, Rodney is John's friend and Jenny returns some of his
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Donald Wetzel, Author, Mark Harris, Introduction by Permanent Press (NY) $24 (192p) ISBN 978-0-933256-60-6
This sequel to the well-received The Rain and The Fire and The Will of God, continues the Huck Finnlike adventures of Jack and Rodney, teenagers whose innocence is challenged by growing up. Rodney, who lives in a New York suburb and is spending the...
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Donald Wetzel, Author, William Westlake, Introduction by, William Eastlake, Introduction by Permanent Press (NY) $22 (208p) ISBN 978-0-932966-70-4
Wetzel, who declared himself a conscientious objector before Pearl Harbor, spent the WW II years in prison. In this thin volume, he defines his pacifist belief with considerable passion, describing people he met and his struggle to maintain...
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