Uncle Oliver S Travels

Ollie Tucker, a recent college graduate and student of philosophy, is obsessed with truth and the source of knowledge, questioning the validity of everything he hears from his parents, his girlfriend, and even the voices inside his head. In pursuit of the truth and life's deeper meaning, he invents an alter ego, Oliver, who lives the adventurous and exotic existence Ollie cannot. But Ollie has another problem--a repressed memory of his uncle Scotty that threatens to derail his life, his relationships, and his sexuality. But the memory is a blur. And what he thinks he remembers, he knows is unreliable. The uncertainty is paralyzing. What is the truth? What has his subconscious fabricated? When he learns that his uncle, long-presumed dead, is in fact alive and well, Ollie realizes that to move on with his life and find peace, he must confront his uncle.

Oliver, a tiny mouse with big dreams, follows a piece of a very old treasure map his great-uncle gave him as he leaves safety and security behind to journey through Ohio, learning much about the state along the way. Includes Ohio activities, symbols, and other facts.

By the author of The Beiderbecke Affair. When Oliver is made redundant by the college where he teaches Comparative Religion, he decides to go on a pilgrimage to find the world's number one crossword compiler, known as Aristotle.