“The Organ Grinder and the MonkeyBy Sam MoffieAuthor Bio: The Organ Grinder and the Monkey is Sam Moffie's second novel. His first, Swap has been well received. Forty-Seven years of age, he resides in Youngstown, Ohio. The father of three, father-in-law of one, grandfather of one. He has two dogs and two cats as well as one failed marriage. You may contact him at uel0409@aol.com or visit his web site - www.samsstories.comSynopsis: Seymour Petrillo, Constance Powers and Irving Hanhart. Three protagonists from vastly different backgrounds intimately share a very public secret. One therapist who impacts them all.From Steubenville, Ohio (Petrillo) to Boardman, Ohio (Powers) to Brookline, Massachusetts (Hanhart)-the three protagonists’ imaginative and individual experiences are detailed. From humorous to outrageous to tragic, the reader is taken on a journey that finds its ending in New York City.Seymour, a very shy boy with a terrible secret, has been raised in a paradoxical manner (by a Dean Martin, celebrity worshipping father, and a mother obsessed with why her ex turned gay). That he thinks he can find all the answers of life in the arms of his loving, old-school Italian grandparents. His therapist has other answers.Seymour’s therapist is not only a psychiatrist, but she has also become very rich with her very controversial and successful book on why, what and how Seymour Petrillo did what he did. Her observations are evident throughout the entire novel.The Organ Grinder and the Monkey is a highly original novel. Sam Moffie’s never-ending imagination once again lives up to his growing reputation as a first-rate story teller.”
