Drama
Date Published: October 9, 2023
A journey home reveals more than John could ever have imagined –
secrets, loss, and the surprising power of redemption.
After years of service, John Furst settled into a low-key bureaucratic post
within the US military, coordinating funeral arrangements for soldiers. With
a loving woman in his corner, and a punchy work crew he enjoys, he could
ride this thing out to retirement. Then a call comes in. His father’s
cracking voice informs John that his disliked elder brother has suddenly
died.
John must journey home to face the questions around his drug-addicted
brother’s death, the conflicted family members who remain, and his own
ghosts haunting through four generations of small-town minds. Drawing on
patience, drinking, laughter, tears, and screams, John and his estranged
family face tragic loss, and he learns that while before his life once
seemed secure, it now appears held in place by stagnation.
While crossing a bridge to work one morning after the funeral, John decides
to take a leap unforeseen.
Join John on his transformative journey as he navigates the complexities of
family, love, and self-discovery. Discover the power of second chances and
the resilience of the human spirit in a story that will tug at your
heartstrings and leave you pondering the choices that define us all.
The Home I Left is a gripping tale that reminds us that, sometimes, it’s
the journey back that leads us forward.
About the Author
Travis Bush is a novelist, academic writer, and committed adventurer, at
least in his mind. Born in the small town of Dade City, Florida, and then
raised in the slightly bigger town of Zephyrhills, he quickly looked to
leaving whenever he could. Hindered in his first attempt—being only
eleven then and lacking a driver’s license—Travis was forced to stick
around for longer than he wanted. Once grown and graduated from Saint Leo
University, which equipped him with degrees in Political Science and
History, he was ready to take on the world. While his education may have
given him a deep love of philosophy and humanity, it didn’t yield many
career opportunities nor the chance to leave town like he’d always dreamed.
Luckily, Uncle Sam had just the thing for him: Travis joined the Army and
finally went on his grand adventure. However, it was slightly less grand and
looked much more like rural Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, and Arizona. The
adventure was also less on the adventurous side and more confined to
isolating cubicles and windowless rooms. Undeterred, Travis took to
daydreaming and writing. His debut novel and those that follow, overflow
with the adventures, nightmares, or caffeine-fueled hallucinations he wished
he’d had or wishes he hadn’t.
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