The Son of Samuel: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey

The Son of Samuel is a literary fiction novel that follows a young musician on a rock and roll journeyt thought ambition, identity and survival.After his mother’s death, Nick Hanson—a young musician drifting through Seattle’s grunge scene—feels completely lost. Urged by his stepfather, he travels to San Francisco to visit his grandmother… and uncovers a hidden trove of letters, photographs, and long-buried secrets from his mother’s youth.What he discovers will shatter everything he thought he knew about her—and about himself.Immersed in the rebellious world of 1960s counterculture and rock, Nick follows a trail of clues that leads him on a gripping journey of music, identity, and revelation. Along the way, he begins to uncover the truth about his father—someone known only as Samuel.The Son of Samuel is a powerful novel about family secrets, forgiveness, and the redemptive power of music—a story about uncovering the past to understand who we really are. Read more