Crackajack Love

Crackajack Love is a story about the choices we all make. Alexander Price is an ambitious, naïve Georgia farm boy who dreams of becoming a movie star when his Army enlistment is over. What he doesn’t plan on is falling in love with two people. Alex begins a liaison with Jim Conner, another soldier and fellow-actor, prior to being transferred to Korea. In Seoul, Alex falls in love with Robin McKay, the daughter of a successful Hollywood actor. After a torrid affair, Robin returns to California and helps Alex prepare for an acting career. Alex and Robin carry on a long-distance romance although he and Jim continue to exchange love letters. Alex agonizes over his predicament and realizes that he must choose. Crackajack Love is a rich, romantic journey that takes the reader on a search for love, friendship, and an acting career. Alex’s story is complex and sometimes tragic, but he discovers the power and determination of love. The novel is told with Southern frankness, compassion, and humor against a backdrop of Seoul, New York, and Hollywood in the early 1960s.