Author Description

"When Bob Fox was nineteen and seeking independence he left his Brooklyn home on a Trailways bus to California. Within a week his parents died in a resort hotel fire in the Catskills. This is where Fox's book Moving Out, Finding Home: Essays on Identity, Place, Community and Class begins. The book is a series of closely linked autobiographical essays which read much like a novel, or a combination novel and social commentary. Fox gives the reader new insights as he deftly discusses art, farming, music, race relations, devastating illness, and the search for meaning"--publisher's website.