My adoption of that particular pseudonym was both a joke - a play on words -and a nod to a very good writer, which I hoped some day to be.' - Jack Ketchum, from the author's introduction. Somehow Jerzy seems more appropriate for this collection.

'I've called these the Jerzy Livingston years because over half of them were written under that name and the rest under my real one. Collected here is his character simply known as the 'Stroup' stories written under the pseudonym Jerzy Livingston, which are rare and difficult to locate almost thirty years after the original publications gave them life. This is where Jack Ketchum honed his writing craft that has become so well known with his novels The Girl Next Door, The Crossing, Off Season and The Lost. These stories, written from 1976 to 1981, and appearing in various men's magazines and other outlets, offer Ketchum readers a look into this author's formulative years. The OCP edition of Jack Ketchum's 'Broken On The Wheel of Sex: The Jerzy Livingston Years' is the most complete edition of the 'Stroup' stories ever collected together. But just as the contracts are about to be signed, there is a freak accident that puts Delia in the danger zone with only Caity to protect her. Delia in turn depends on Caity, her beloved ginger Queensland Heeler-and loyal friend-for the calming private space they share.ĭelia is on the verge of a professional break through. Her family-driven, pill-popping stage mother Pat, wastrel dad Bart, and introverted twin brother Robbie-depends on her for their upscale lifestyle. Her days are a blur of hard work on set, auditions and tutors.

Eleven year old actress Delia Cross is beautiful, talented, charismatic.

With her telling instincts and her capacity for joy and transformative love, Caity joins the pantheon of great dogs in contemporary literature. She is an unselfish soul in a selfish world-and she is written with depth and grace by authors Ketchum and Mckee, who display a profound understanding of a dog’s complex emotions. At the heart of this psychological suspense novel is the haunting depiction of a family’s fall and the extraordinary gifted dog, Caity, who knows the truth.Īs the drama unfolds Caity evolves from protector to savior, from scapegoat to prop, and eventually, from avenger to survivor.

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