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Book Spotlight: Loving & Leaving by Jack Lucci

Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Jack Lucci for his autobiographical fiction release, Loving & Leaving.

Loving & Leaving

Book: Loving & Leaving
Author: Jack Lucci
Publication date: 28th March 2023
Genres: Autobiographical Fiction
Page Count: 108 pages
Publisher: Koehler Books


About Loving & Leaving

The first installment of Jack Lucci’s living memoir, Loving & Leaving spans five years, touching on themes of gratefulness and regret and stories of love for people, places, narcotics, and the effort it takes to sustain that love. Far from stable and rather turbulent, Lucci chronicles his life as he oscillates between hero and anti-hero, sharing lessons learned in the Italian countryside, mistakes made in America’s Second City, the angst and constriction of southeastern Washington, and observations on the miserable Oregon coast. Whether you find yourself rooting for or against him, Loving & Leaving is the result of bleeding over the keyboard.

You can find Loving & Leaving here:
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About The Author

Jack Lucci

 The American melancholic writer Jack Lucci was born in a valley at the base of the blues. Lucci has lived all over the world and shares stories from his travels with a deserved honesty concerning people, places, and things. Although Lucci may at times be his own worst enemy readers can expect honest introspection and vulnerability. His first book, Loving & Leaving is available now. His blog, Separation Naturalist can be found on his website, Jacklucci.com.


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