Roy

Rob Roy

Book of Roy

"From 1998 to 2005 Neil Drabble photographed an American teenager, Roy, as he grew from adolescence to early manhood. On one level this extensive body of work can be viewed as a fascinating document of an always-compelling transition. Closer scrutiny reveals further nuances; a collaboration, a partnership, a personal portrait and at the same time a universal picture of adolescence. Drabble chose not to depict significant events that might appear in a family album nor definitive moments associated with documentary photography. Instead, these photographs concentrate on the listless, off-scene periods, the 'in between moments' of everyday life. This focus on the marginal passages of disregarded time situates the viewer at the heart of adolescence, defined as the period between childhood and adulthood, suspended between longing (for the deferred promise of adulthood) and regret (for the loss of childhood as refuge). By photographing the same person repeatedly and intimately over their formative years, a sense of mirroring began to emerge, reawakening something of the artist's own adolescent self, blurring the line between portrait and self-portrait"--Provided by publisher.

Roy's Independence Day

When she becomes the target, can he stop the bullet? Sienna Arnson feels supercharged by the challenge of becoming the new National Security Advisor. Roy Beaumont views DC from his sniper station atop the White House roof and has never looked further. When dragged from his high perch to protect the new NSA, he discovers a new target centered in his sights. But when their lives are on the line, he discovers that nothing protects his heart. [Can be read stand-alone or in series. A complete happy-ever-after with no cliffhangers. Originally published in “The Night Stalkers White House” series in 2016. Re-edited 2022 but still the same great story.] Buy now and celebrate the Independence Day holidays.