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Closer to the Sun

by Proz Prosper

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A MAN COMPLETED

BILLY INFANTE IS AN ANGRY AND TROUBLED YOUNG MAN WHO SEES LIFE THROUGH A DARK LENS. BORN IN A BLUE-COLLAR NEIGHBORHOOD, HE, AS MANY BEFORE HIM, TURNS TO BOXING AS A WAY OUT. HIS VIEW OF LIFE, COLORED BY THE PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD OF PORT RICHMOND, SHAPES HIM JUST AS SURELY AS IF HE WERE ON A POTTERS’ WHEEL. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT FAMILY, RACE RELATIONS IN LOVE AND IN SPORT, TRUE FRIENDS AND FALSE FRIENDS, AND OVERCOMING OUR BASEST OF INSTINCTS, OF HAVING THE COURAGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND TO HELL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES. ABOUT A MAN WHO FINDS REDEMPTION, A DIFFERENT PATH, AND THE POWER OF LOVE. YOU KNOW THIS GUY. WE ALL DO.

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Paperback
Format: 6 x 9 Black & White Paperback, 441 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (May 19, 2016)
ISBN10: 1478774401
ISBN13: 9781478774402
Genre: FICTION / Romance / General

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Proz ProsperWilliam ‘Proz’ Prosper is a Navy Viet Nam veteran, a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, and retired Probation Officer. An experienced amateur boxer before he entered the Navy, ‘Proz’ earned a spot on the Navy boxing team, training at a Naval helicopter base, N.A.S. Ream Field, in Imperial Beach, CA, joining a team of boxers who dominated tournaments in those years. Williams’ father, who boxed using the name George Larover, fought 108 professional bouts, and was installed into the PA Boxing Hall of Fame in May, 2006. ‘Proz’ is a member of the oldest Veteran’s Boxing Association in the country [V.B.A. Ring #1], which is located in the Port Richmond neighborhood spotlighted in the book. William is married to Sandra Prosper, and they each have two children from previous marriages. Questions and comments are welcome… prozbook@aol.com.
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