THE PATRICIDE OF GEORGE BENJAMIN HILL by James Charlesworth

"Who is responsible for your life?"

The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill

Posted: February 12, 2019

From being a poor dust bowl orphan from Oklahoma to earning fame and wealth beyond measure, George Benjamin Hill, through charm, charisma, luck and tenacity has achieved an American dream. But throughout his long life, he has left two broken families, and four children who gained very little from his father's life, and those four children hold their father in blame for the way their lives turned out, and ultimately, a dastardly plan of patricide is planned.

Spanning from 1930s to shortly after 9/11 in 2001, THE PATRICIDE OF GEORGE BENJAMIN HILL by James Charlesworth is a tale reminiscent of GINNY GALL by Charles Smith as the author bravely explores the psychological territory of how George's dreams, schemes and disregard for life has impacted his first and second wives as well as his three sons and one daughter. Moving from one character to another, James Charlesworth leaves no stone unturned as his five protagonists live and dream the life that brought nothing but failure and misery in all aspects.

Using words to build up vivid landscapes of California, Alaska and even Las Vegas as well as achieving in describing a remarkable history of these towns and places, THE PATRICIDE OF GEORGE BENJAMIN HILL by James Charleseworth is a fascinating tale that will need to be re-read multiple times in order to fully grasp the protagonists.

For a reader seeking to learn about the dark side of American dream as well as being a witness to how ambition can impact men, women and children, THE PATRICIDE OF GEORGE BENJAMIN HILL by James Charlesworth will be the perfect ride into how one man's psychology affected his family.

Book Summary

From a powerful new literary voice, a sweeping epic of one family and the destructive power of the American Dream

All their lives, the children of George Benjamin Hill have fought to escape the shadow of their father, a dust-bowl orphan, self-made millionaire in bedrock American capitalism (fast food and oil), and destroyer of two families on his way to financial success.

Now, they are approaching middle age and ruin: A failed ex-minor league ballplayer, divorced and mourning the death of his daughter in Miami; a self-proclaimed CIA veteran, off his meds and deciphering conspiracies in Manhattan; a Las Vegas showgirl turned old maid of The Strip, trying to stay clean; and an Alaskan bush pilot, twice un-indicted for manslaughter and recently thrown off his land by the federal government.

While their father takes his place at the center of a national scandal, these estranged siblings find themselves drawn from their four corners of the country, compelled along crowded interstates by resentment and confusion, converging on a 300-acre horse ranch outside Omaha for a final confrontation with the father they never had.

Migrating from the suburban anonymity of 1950s San Bernardino, to the frozen end of the world (Alaska circa 1976), and concluding in the background of one of the most horrifying moments in American history, The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill spans seventy years of life in America, from the Great Depression to the age of corporate greed and terrorism. It is a literary suspense novel about the decline and consequence of patriarchal society. It is also an intricate family saga of aspiration and betrayal.