Michael Pascoe and his journey to 'The Summertime of Our Dreams'
Last Tuesday was the 40th anniversary of my father’s death. On Wednesday my book, Our Dream Summer was about to be launched, which coincidentally made this event even more emotional for me and my brothers and sisters. The title of this book comes from my father’s speech. How my eldest brother described his memories of childhood that our parents gave him. “It was like a long, golden summer,” he said, “the summer of our dreams.” The book took time to happen, just like life. It’s been a decade since I started writing it – over and over, much more than actively – with thoughts fused for countless years before. It’s a good thing, a necessary thing, allowing books to evolve and grow with our times beyond the original intention of paying homage to the country and recognizing the gifts and opportunities my parents worked so hard to give their children. (There is no force on earth stronger than a mother’s desire to give her children a better chance at life than she has.) Our Dream Sum