Gemini Author:Michael Burns In his debut novel, Burns addresses the serious issues of alcoholism, divorce, and personal identity with equal parts of grit and humor. Set in rural Vermont during the 1968-69 academic year, Gemini is the story of one man’s desperate effort to salvage his life. Jack Scanlon returns to the place of his birth after an eighteen-year absence. Due t... more »o his excessive drinking, he has lost his wife and young daughter, and subsequently his engineering job. He has retreated to his native Vermont and taken a position as a high school science teacher, moving in with his uncle and aunt. Burns uses lively dialogue and descriptive writing to give the reader a clear picture of the 1960’s anti-establishment movement and the cultural attitudes of the time.« less