| About the Book
George Muirfield has no allusions about fulfilling his destiny.
Fate will control what happens to him; he just needs to follow his
instincts. So as he arrives as a freshman at Cornell University in
1973, he pursues his interest in the theater, and before long, he is
part of an avant-garde theater group, and in love with Caitlin
Fossburger, a tall red-headed theater major. Everything is falling
into place.
When his freshman roommate convinces him to investigate fraternity
rush, he highly doubts his fate lies in the glad-handing exclusivity
of some social club. But one house, the fictional Eta Chi
fraternity, is filled with intense, challenging characters he can’t
put out of his mind. The dichotomy between the radical theater group
and the conservative fraternity/sorority system couldn’t be
stranger. Where would his fate lead him?
The Big Kids is a romp through the open college years that followed
the social revolution of the 1960’s. Filled with first loves, first
losses and life-changing relationships, the story explores the
moments between adolescence and adulthood, with surprising results.
Maybe, just maybe, there is a way to hold onto the rapture of youth.
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