Sixteen-year-old Rei Murata appears to have everything: good looks, brains, artistic skill and admiring friends. But Rei is a survivor-of loss, neglect and of self-isolation. Locked away from a world where she felt unwanted, Rei was one of the millions known as the hikikomori.
A chance meeting leads Rei to discover the online world of the Dwellers. Astonished to find her former classmate Sho among their number, Rei is determined to rescue him. Rei learns she must come to terms with her past before she can face her future. For her peers, the barriers of class and society must fall, so they too can move forward.
No one is ever lost, Rei believes. She hopes to lead Sho, and the rest to their moment in the sun.
About the Author: Tory Gates is a broadcast professional with over 30 years of experience. He has worked nearly every format as a DJ, news anchor, journalist, talk show host, traffic reporter and producer. Tory is currently the Morning Desk Anchor for the Radio Pennsylvania Network. He is also known on the Internet as "DJ`Riff," host of the The Music Club for the London-based Radio-Airwaves Station.
"A Moment in the Sun" is Tory's second novel, a work of Young Adult/Crossover fiction. His debut, "Parasite Girls" was self-published in 2013 and is available at Amazon.com and Smashwords. His future releases include "Drifters: Tales of the Southern Cross", the "Sweet Dreams Series" and "Time the Healer".
Tory is also a songwriter/musician with the indie folk duo the Dharma Fools, and an actor with experience in stage and independent film.
Occasional thoughts and observations can be found on his blog, "Words of a Pre-Curmudgeonly Zen Pagan."
A native of Vermont, Tory lives in York, Pennsylvania with his five cats and the herd of deer that come to sleep on his lawn each evening.
