A Far Country — Volume 1

In this candid memoir, a corporate lawyer named Hugh Paret looks back on his formative years with unflinching honesty. He describes a childhood that moves from sun‑lit innocence to the strict expectations of a Calvinist household, while wrestling with a restless desire for dreams and miracles. The narrative weaves together memories of school, church pews, and the evolving city that shaped his early sense of self.

Paret frames his life as a study of the inner conflict between ambition and morality, noting how his father’s stern religiosity clashed with his own yearning for spontaneity. He promises to trace the moments that turned a hopeful boy into a stranger to himself, offering readers an intimate portrait of the forces that forged his adult identity. As the story unfolds, the voice remains both reflective and humorously self‑aware, inviting listeners to consider how desire and circumstance intertwine.