Matt Norton, high school class of 2000, is tired of Kansas. His divorced parents barely know him, his distracted girlfriend barely cares, and he needs a change. College offers the promise of freedom from all he has known and grown to hate.
Antigone Edgewood, college dropout, is fleeing Chicago. Her abusive boyfriend has gone too far, and now she will go as far as she can to get away. A late-night diner offers the chance to sit down and contemplate her future.
Joe Ewing is investigating what he secretly suspects to be the biggest crime of his career.
Loosely Based is a story of interstates and intersections in modern American life.
Clayton graduated from Brandeis the following year with degrees in History and Philosophy. He now works in libraries and lives with his fiancee Emily and cat Pandora, in Berkeley, California.
Loosely Based is Clayton's first novel.
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October 11, 2005: I bought this book after exploring the author's website and taking the quizzes. I found the author to be a very interesting person...so I thought I would venture out and try his book. I am really glad I did. It was very entertaining and just sucked me right in. I now have a friend reading this book as well....and she is enjoying it as well.
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November 09, 2004: This is one of those books that you hestitate to finish because you don't want to lose touch with the characters or their lives. With great wit and an easy flowing style, the author creates scenes that are incredibly vivid and intensely entertaining. One of the best books I've read in years.