The Weakness of Gravity

It is the tail end of the sixties in Los Angeles, in that seemingly split second of time when all hell broke loose and the conformity of the 'Leave it to Beaver' fifties would forever be shed. That’s when Maureen Tadlock hit the streets, her mother divorced for the forth time, with no rules or constraints, twelve years old saying she was fifteen, cruising the boulevards, dropping acid, in an endless carnival of parties and characters that were both innocent and outrageous. But as 'the Fates' would have it the law would soon intervene and reset her course on an odyssey of greater meaning and further adventure while continuing to ride the wave of a cultural revolution. In her search for home, family and love in a world that from the beginning felt alien, Maureen Tadlock explores the borderlands of inner experience, creative expression and the transcendent, mythical meaning of her life as a young woman. 'The Weakness of Gravity is a magic carpet ride of imagination and adventure, bikers, barrio boys, hippie houses and harrowing cross-country trips. Securely moored in the unwavering and addictive voice of Maureen Tadlock, the memoir tells a tale of fearlessness and uncompromising creative expression during a time when the country flared with hope and revolution. A must read that may very well change your life.' Suzanne Kingsbury, author of The Summer Fletcher Greel Loved Me and The Gospel According to Gracey. 'A superbly written memoir, The Weakness of Gravity is a moving, haunting account of Maureen Tadlock’s coming of age and emerging consciousness of self in relation to place, home, love, community and creative expression in her life. It is told with genuine humor and an evenly hovering attention that recreates scenes, places, and moments in history with spare but telling details. She recounts experiences of non-ordinary states of consciousness in such a way that they are compelling, intriguing, and just part of the story so that they are not jarring to the reader, but linger as vivid and beautiful images in the reader’s mind.' James Sparrell Ph.D. 'There is a magical quality to Maureen’s writing that allows the personal and temporal incidences of her life that she invokes to become transparent and reveal something larger and timeless.' Francis X. Charet Ph.D.