Driving Toward Destiny
It’s 1971, and Jack Higgins has just graduated from college. For him, it means the beginning of his adult life, but it also means he’s eligible for the Vietnam draft. Jack is certain he will die if sent overseas but feels he has little control over the course of his life…
ABOUT THE BOOK
It’s 1971, and Jack Higgins has just graduated from college. For him, it means the beginning of his adult life, but it also means he’s eligible for the Vietnam draft. Jack is certain he will die if sent overseas but feels he has little control over the course of his life. His parents want him to interview for career-oriented jobs, just like his father, but this is not the life Jack seeks. In order to find his way-his own way-he must get away from his family and land on his own two feet. Jack leaves the United States and goes to live in Berlin with a college friend. He yearns to find out who he is and what path his life should take. Experience becomes Jack’s teacher when he buys a BMW motorcycle and drives from Berlin to the south shore of Crete. To become his own man, he resolves his personal demons and faces challenges, all with the help of the open road.
EXCERPT
“What a rush!... A quick check of the speedometer showed that I was going 155 kilometers per hour, which was the top end of the bike… It was like an addiction.”
“I think you have to go out and gain experience of life. That’s where the meaning is, in experience. I’m going to go to Berlin to find experience for myself. You should come along.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Tim Scott was born in New York City in 1948. He attended the University of Vermont (1971 BA, English), and took a motorcycle ride through Europe while waiting for the draft before receiving a Master of Arts from Northeastern University (1976, English). He earned his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1983. He then entered a corporate career for 20 years before moving to the public sector as an analyst for the US Dept. of Labor for 8 years. He retired in 2018 and began a writing career. ‘Driving Toward Destiny’ is his first novel. The book was a Finalist in the Action/Adventure category of the National Indie Excellence Awards contest in 2022.
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