Recession Novel Rocket Man Calls Gen X The Shortsale Generation

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Recession Novel Rocket Man describes the plight of one Dale Hammer, 46, trapped with too much debt, too much house, too many kids and no way out except...to Shortsale. The humorous novel that has been kicking around during the Great Recession calls Generation X the Shortsale Generation.

St. Charles, IL, August 09, 2011 (PressReleasePoint) -- Chicago 08/08/22 Shortsaling has become synonymous with walking away from your home. In William Hazelgrove's Rocket Man just released by Sterling and Ross, the main character sees only one way out but he cannot bring himself to do it. What Dale Hammer, 46, finds is that all signs point to dumping his house but first he must be the Rocket Man for his son's Scout Troop, navigate a wayward father who has come to live with him and a troubled marriage. It is the disasters of Hammers life that brings the most humor but also shows what really matters. By the end of the book, Dale finds what he must do to find meaning once again in his life.

At a time when so many Americans are renting homes and questioning homeownership, Rocket Man is a cautious parable about how we ended up where we are and what to do about it. William Hazelgrove wrote the book when he found his own situation in peril. "I looked around and thought, wow, who can afford this American Dream anymore and really who wants too? Now with the stock marekt in a tail spin and housing plummeting, I see a lot of people like Dale who have to confront what really matters."
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