from the back cover

The Connor Project chronicles the life and loves of David Connor, a television journalist turned visual artist, over a twenty-year period. At his lowest point—his marriage defunct, his family broken, his career a shambles — Connor lurches zombie-like through his life, looking for something he can no longer name. By turns poignant and wry, funny and bittersweet, The Connor Project will resonate with anyone who has survived heartbreak and earned redemption.

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"...artfully arranged vignettes told in Whisnant's crisp, muscular prose... the well-designed narrative presents a full picture of a life and operates as a cohesive and meaningful whole.... And the closer one examines these carefully crafted pieces, the more treasures they reveal....As both art project and novel, The Connor Project examines David Connor's life: wryly humorous and bittersweet moments across the decades, representative of his all too human foibles and indefatigable perserverance."

—Heather Bell Adams in North Carolina Literary Review

The Connor Project cover design: Emily Forsberg.