Eric T. Bergman
MUST. WRITE. WORDS.
I have been a human interest blogger since 2012 and published my first novel, Addie Braver, in 2019. I invite you to sample blog posts, download Addie's prologue, order your own copy of Addie Braver, or read about book-related news and events. If you have any questions or requests, I'd love to hear from you.
About Me
An online biography is about as much fun to read as looking at other people's vacation photos—in other words, not very much. So let me sum up a half-century on the planet in eight brief bullet points:
small town youth
small-town collegian
big city adult
full-time teacher
part-time blogger
quarter-time umpire
first-time novelist
exceedingly proud father
Her whole life, rebellious fifteen year-old Adeline Pearson fought to protect two things: her younger brother and the treasured memory of their dead father. Neither task had ever been easy. Always standing in Addie’s way were two people—her embattled mother, Anna and their alcoholic step-father, Jake.
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By the summer of 1977, Addie's battles with her step-father had taken a hard toll on the Pearson family. Desperate to be finally free of him, she hatches a daring plan to get Jake out of their lives for good. Failure will surely make life worse for the determined Addie so she enlists her brother's help, confident that success will snap their mother out of her weary acceptance of Jake’s self-destructive ways.
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Set in the small town of Lost Elm, Minnesota, Addie Braver is a generational story of addiction, redemption and loss—of one family’s harrowing and heroic journey to brave all three without completely falling apart.
Meanwhile . . .
Gateway Goods has Addie Braver!
I am excited to have Addie Braver available for sale at Gateway Goods in my hometown of Carlton, MN. Gateway Goods sells handcrafted items and art created by many talented folks from the Northland. Check them out!