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Reviewing Prodigal Child for The Charleston City Paper.
Local author E. David Moulton’s Prodigal Child is an economical account of a wasteful albeit not wasted life. The novel captivates at the beginning with its rich, but at the same time, spare writing. The storyline is delectably winding, but Moulton’s diction and style remain direct and unornamented.
Freelance writer and book reviewer from Charleston, South Carolina.
Moulton’s unassuming, straight forward style of writing fills the pages with matter of fact points and clearly defined characters who are funny, artistic, and sometimes detestable. Main character Eddie Conner is a thinking man learning not to think too much. He is a passionate soul trying not to teeter too far over the edge into self-destruction.
Reviewing Prodigal Child for Futures Magazine.
The meat of this book is England and the fifties and sixties. It's here you learn first hand why albums like Pete Townsend's Quadrophenia and Pink Floyd's The Wall are so dark, and where a lot of their references to the post-war era come from. Eddie Conner is a peer of those musicians, though he can't seem to escape London's East End, except through prison.
Prodigal Child is a terrific literary work. The insight on a generation of Britons and how one man moved easily from one culture to another makes for fascinating reading.
Artist, poet and writer from Charleston, South Carolina.
Alternately heart warming and heart wrenching, Prodigal Child explores the life of Eddie Conner, whose superb talent is matched only by the obstacles he encounters on his journey through self-hood.
English teacher and freelance writer from Charleston, South Carolina.
Who among us is not our own worst enemy? Which of us does not wish for a second chance? Which of us does not have an inner artist trying to break free? Prodigal Child is a satisfying and charming read because it deals convincingly with these very personal, yet universal, issues.
An English teacher from Moncks Corner, South Carolina.
The language of David Moulton’s Prodigal Child is simple and uncluttered – an easy-to-get-through vacation read, perfect for slow Saturday mornings on a sunny beach. Which is perhaps a soothing place to learn more about the dark side of the British school system in the 1950’s.