Description
Unnerved by sobriety and crushed by the loss of family life, a Louisiana lawyer staggers forward in solitude, unable to take the edge off. By turns funny and bittersweet, The Otis Ring is a wry take on failure, despair, perseverance, and acceptance.
With a curious mix of reality and imagination, memoir and fiction, the story is told through a cast of characters, including the author and his children, a hearing-impaired psychotherapist, a lamentable ghost, talking lizards, and a wise yard gnome.
The Otis Ring explores the challenge of lying in a bed of one’s own making. Two jiggers dry wit and a splash of cheap melancholy, The Otis Ring is an intoxicating read. Addictive even.