I Have Lived Today

A Literary Coming of Age Story

By: Steven Moore

Narrated by: Steve Aleppo

England. 1960s. A cold, harsh autumn.On an isolated island, an abusive man forces his wife to run for her life. Their son Tristan, young and afraid, also flees the island and sets out into the world to escape his demons and find his mother.

Hitchhiking beneath the backdrop of a wild and loveless November, Tristan encounters every possible character, from the genuinely kind to the inherently wicked. Beaten, robbed, and stripped of even hope, Tristan finds himself on the gritty streets of London’s East End, where everything he thought he knew about life starts to shatter and crumble around him. With all hope seemingly lost, the young boy even questions the futility of life itself.

But when he learns that there are others who share his torment and understand his pain, can Tristan find the courage to make it through his darkest hours?

Tristan's tale is a grim exploration into his own conscience. As he discovers the unique ability of humans to do such heinous things - both to themselves and to one another - it's all he can do to keep control, as his passage of internal discovery takes one dark turn after another and sends him to the edge.

I Have Lived Today is Steven Moore's haunting literary debut. This dark, edgy, and painfully honest coming-of-age tale packs a powerful punch.

If you always root for the underdog and want to follow Tristan's trials and tribulations, buy I Have Lived Today, today.

©2014 Steven Moore (P)2019 Steven Moore

Young man coming of age story

In 1960's England you are introduced to the main character, Tristan, and his parents. He has grown up in a home where he witnesses domestic violence, alcoholism and is himself, physically and mentally abused. At age 16, Tristan wakes to his mother having left and he soon follows with the help of a family friend. His adventures on the road, the abuses he suffers, and the other people he meets along the way all teach him about the good and not so good available in this life. He changes as he takes different paths and learns there are also good and helpful people in the world. With great losses and gains Tristan both he grows up and becomes a different person. An interesting and sad coming of age tale that pulls you in and makes you want to root for the main character. 41/2 out of 5 stars.

cruelty and riveting to the end

It was heartbreaking to listen to and the narrator Steve Aleppo made the story feel alive

Good

It makes one think of the dark side of Dickens stories, this though is much more. The decision to make at a young age to stay in the bad situation, which had not improved. Now with his mother’s leaving, he too ventures out. The obsticules good and bad, the people he meets strengthen him or challenge him. His quest to find his mother, meanwhile he is maturing. A gripping story, narration was good by Steve. Given audio for my voluntary review

Loved it

Very good book. Sad, twisted, yes. But very very good. I love all of Steven's books that I've gotten a hold of so far. The narrator did a fantastic job.

Life

What a moving story with such a mixture of emotions, including cruelty and love, but proving that there is still more good than bad in the world
Well narrated