THE Be BOOK

Distinctive and immense, THE Be BOOK by Audrey Albrecht is a novel of rare beauty. Uniquely narrated in part by the passages of a journal kept between a writer and his devoted spouse, the plot weaves a complex tale of the very nature of youth, creativity, and talent. This is a story of a couple during the Beatnik era, a period in West Coast life ripe with raw passion and intellectual charm. In the thick of it all, Bruce and Ellen share an uncommon love, and though they struggle, their intimacy and love for one another proves powerless against the rapidly changing world of the sixties. Their love is intense if disillusioned, and as each wrestles with what they want, their lives will tailspin into a vortex of poor liaisons and missed opportunities. Long after their marriage ends, Ellen longs to come to peace with and make sense of the past—their love, their choices, and, indeed, their lives.