Resignation

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Pub Date 13 Sep 2021 | Archive Date 5 Oct 2021

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Description

A recent college graduate naively pursues what he believes will be a meaningful vocation in the field of human service provision.

Almost immediately, he faces a challenging descent of hardship and struggle as the multiple political and societal protests that surround him destroy his resolve.

The protagonist's only salvation is found in an enigmatic confidant, who lives in complete solitude with rooted inner trauma, yet selflessly provides his troubled young companion with the only source of genuine compassion and reason that the pensive idealist will ever be allowed to recognize as a result of the ill-fated pursuit that he was hardly prepared for.

A recent college graduate naively pursues what he believes will be a meaningful vocation in the field of human service provision.

Almost immediately, he faces a challenging descent of hardship and...


Advance Praise

Reviewed By:

Susan Sewell

Review Rating:

4 Stars

Reviewed By Susan Sewell for Readers’ Favorite

A young man discovers love, hate, and prejudice when he takes a job as a social worker in the poignant social issues novel, Resignation by David Colin. Being a social worker is not for the fainthearted. When a newly graduated college student decides to make a difference in his world, he becomes a social worker. From his first day on the job, his whole life becomes a fight for not only the rights of his clients but his own as well. He quickly learns social work is a highly competitive field and corruption taints the very core of his profession. Dismayed and disillusioned, the novice caseworker struggles with his conscience. What can he do for clients who are desperate for assistance when no one, not even representatives and agents in the welfare network, cares? Is it possible for a reserved and unassuming newcomer to buck the system to create change? Or is it safer to succumb to the reality of the circumstances?

Resignation by David Colin is a heartbreaking literary novel with a social issues theme at its core. Written in the first-person narrative, the story draws you into the dark corruption of the protagonist's story world from the first page. The story leaves the main character nameless, hidden in anonymity, producing an elusive and disturbing atmosphere. This angsty novel shows the rarely seen side of a male's viewpoint, revealing the devastating conditions of today's society. While Mr. Colin's writing style is a little unconventional, his heartrending message remains unquestionable."

https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/resignation 

Reviewed By:

Susan Sewell

Review Rating:

4 Stars

Reviewed By Susan Sewell for Readers’ Favorite

A young man discovers love, hate, and prejudice when he takes a job as a social worker in the poignant...


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ISBN 9780578252384
PRICE US$4.95 (USD)

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