by Laurel Brett
Connie believes he is the only one who can offer true solace and companionship to this fatherless boy, but his constant neglect of his own sons and their mother reaches a boiling point. His wife changes the locks on his own door, and he finds himself wandering the mean streets of the city in his uniform, where unlikely angels offer him a path toward redemption. Cornelius Sky is an elegant picaresque that beautifully captures an opulent city on the edge of ruin and recovery.
Timothy Brandoff received a BA from Goddard College and an MFA from New York University. His fellowships include the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters Lab, the Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project, the Vermont Studio Center, and Yaddo. Cornelius Sky was a runner-up for the James Jones First Novel Fellowship. Brandoff operates a bus for the New York City Transit Authority.
Cornelius Sky is available in paperback from our website and in bookstores everywhere. The e-book edition is available wherever e-books are sold.
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