Victor Barstow, downsized from a great human-resources job at a Baltimore business, is eking out a living selling shoes in a mall … wondering how he’ll send his daughter to college … when he gets a long-shot chance to compete for the top job at an elite hiking-boot company up north. So Victor dives into meeting a farcical series of demands from the quirky owners of the boot company … striving against some fairly odd characters. It’s kind of a hero’s quest, with witty observations from our hapless hero. We ask Richard Bader, who titled his first novel Booted, what the quest is about:

 “The underlying theme is that Victor is a man who is trying to do well by his kid. He’s trying to restore his career, his job, in order so that he can send his daughter to college.”

Victor Barstow, downsized from a great human-resources job at a Baltimore business, is eking out a living selling shoes in a mall &hellip; wondering how he&rsquo;ll send his daughter to college &hellip; when he gets a long-shot chance to compete for the top job at an elite hiking-boot company up north. So Victor dives into meeting a farcical series of demands from the quirky owners of the boot company &hellip; striving against some fairly odd characters. It&rsquo;s kind of a hero&rsquo;s quest, with witty observations from our hapless hero. We ask <a href="https://www.richardbader.net/">Richard Bader</a>, who titled his first novel <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781954351110">Booted</a>, what the quest is about:
&nbsp;&ldquo;The underlying theme is that Victor is a man who is trying to do well by his kid. He&rsquo;s trying to restore his career, his job, in order so that he can send his daughter to college.&rdquo;

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