Outside In

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Lynn's life is full choir practice, school, shopping for the perfect jeans, and dealing with her free-spirited mother. Then one day her life is saved by a mysterious girl named Blossom, who introduces Lynn to her own world and family both more bizarre, yet somehow more sane, than Lynn's own. Blossom's family is a small band of outcasts and ecce

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Praise for Doug Coopers Outside In

"A deep, entertaining read about all the truths that find us when were looking the other way."
Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight, Bad Sex on Speed, and Happy Mutant Baby Pills

"Rarely does an author capture the frenzied descent into drug and alcohol abuse as Doug Cooper does in his tumultuous novel, Outside In. A story of disillusion drowned in excess, tempered by the decisions we make to survive another day. A searing debut."
Stephen Jay Schwartz, Los Angeles Times bestselling author of Boulevard and Beat

"This modern take on finding oneself shows readers what can happen when you completely lose control and become someone you are not. It reminds us all of Shakespeares counsel, To thine own self be true."
Weldon Long, author of the New York Times bestseller The Power of Consistency

"Outside In takes readers on a wild ride with the final destination being a rediscovered sense of self."
Colleen Hoover, author of the New York Times bestseller Slammed

"Doug Cooper writes authoritatively about the ease with which circumstances conspire to ensnare a promising young teacher into a lush life of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. It remains to be seen how easy it will be for him to get himself outor if he will just become another bleached-out lotus-eater in the Florida sun. A charismatic cast of characters populates this promising novel from a rising talent."
Stuart Smith, CEO, Central Recovery

[An] insightful coming-of-age story.
ForeWord Reviews

the relatable tale of one mans quarter-life crisis that will resonate with readers of all ages.
Red City Review

A look at one mans belated coming of age thats equally funny, earnest, romantic, and lamenting, Doug Coopers debut novel explores the modern search for responsibility and identity, showing through the eyes of Brad Shepherd how sometimes, we can only come to understand who we truly are by becoming the person were not.
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Author Bio

Doug Cooper is the author of the award-winning novel "Outside In." He has a BS in Mathematics Education from Miami University and an MA in American Studies from Saint Louis University. Always searching, he has traveled to over twenty countries on five continents, exploring the contradictions between what we believe and how we act in the pursuit of truth, beauty, and love. Originally from Port Clinton, Ohio, he has also called Cleveland, St. Louis, Detroit, New York, and Oslo, Norway home. "The Investment Club" is his second novel.