Home at the Edge by Ronald Schulz, is a wild, true memoir that reads like a novel. In the tumultuous backdrop of the 1969 Chicago riots, Ron, a spirited seventeen-year-old, finds himself in Cook County jail. As he navigates this new world, he forms an unexpected bond with Pete, the prodigious son of a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist. Their shared experiences and discussions echo the sentiments of a generation yearning for change.

Upon his release, Ron’s journey takes a detour through a mental institution, were, amidst the backdrop of societal expectations, he encounters fellow “hippie-freaks” also grappling with their identities. As they resist a program designed to mold them into societal norms, Ron’s heartstrings are tugged by the enigmatic Marge, a love among several that remains tantalizingly out of reach, while Sue screams from the locked ward, “I’m carrying his baby!” Truth is wilder than fiction. Read on!