Roster of Players during Yale years of Cleft Heart

January 9, 2014 By Karl Leave a Comment

SPOILER: Do not linger here if you’re the type of reader who likes to be surprised with every turn of the page. Return when you’ve finished the book. Likewise, if you enjoy fantasizing about how characters look, skip the photos.

Blog collage 2nd vrsn of III of Yalies in Clft Ht 21

Steve Clark photos courtesy of Robert L Eastaugh.

Key Characters at Yale in Cleft Heart

Here are photos of the main players during the college years in my memoir.

Clockwise from top left: Karl relaxing in Trumbull College suite at Yale (Ned in window seat). Star swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Steve Clark. Studying at desk with 4th floor view of a narrow courtyard.Columbia University Med School ID. Graduation with the Cup. Ned and Stark.

To learn about CLEFT HEART: Chasing Normal, click the Amazon or Barnes & Noble buttons in the margins. Or click the image of the book cover. My coming-of-age memoir has intertwining love stories, mystery, tragedy, and triumph.

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