In The Sled Rider, author Larry E. Bridgham draws on a lost and lonely cast of characters to reveal profound truths about the power of bonding with other human beings. 

The Sled Rider is a captivating story that invites us to examine our character and our relationships with the people who occupy time and space in our lives. After divorce separated Jason from his mother when he was just four years old, he struggled with his identity …for years to come. You will be fascinated as you follow Jason's effort to overcome inherited alcoholism and forge a relationship with his depressed mother. And you will cheer him on as he ventures out in search of love. But can Jason find what he is looking for in the arms of an older woman who has a secret reason for loving him? The Sled Rider teaches us that bonding with another human being is not a casual want. It is a fundamental need. Larry E. Bridgham's characters are much like the rest of us. They yearn for a relationship that will replace the gloom and loneliness in their complex lives with bright, sheltering, and enduring love.

About the Author

Larry E. Bridgham relates first hand to Jason's throbbing ache for love, but it is the author's relationship to an actual family member that inspired him to write this story. Look forward to another book by Bridgham as he is a student of human behavior who is compelled to write. Larry E. Bridgham is the associate director of a university health center. He lives in Cocoa, Florida.