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A BITTERSWEET TALE IBD

SUNBURY PRESS, INC.
10 / 2019
9781620062203
Inglés

Sinopsis

The deck has always been stacked against you. Then an attractive woman promises love, respect, employment, and a home. Wouldn&rsquo,t you be hooked? Jango Jacks is.áJango is a fifty-three-year-old Korean War vet, itinerant worker, and sweet-natured fellow who left kith and kin in Kentucky decades ago. On a hot August day in 1984, he lands in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, pockets empty, hungry, and in need of a job. After answering an ad for a farmhand, he is hired by a recent widow, Audrey Dalton, and is immediately charmed by her, surprisingly, Audrey also seems entranced and prepares him a candlelit dinner, which turns into an evening of love. Jango considers ending his tumbleweed ways and settling down after decades of roaming&hellip,until the next morning, when he is shocked to learn he&rsquo,s ensnared in a dangerous trap.A Bittersweet Taleábegins as a romance reminiscent ofáThe Bridges of Madison Countyábut spirals into a dark psychological suspense constructed around a mystery whose truths unfold from several angles, as told by Jango and two secondary narrators. A story of authenticity versus artifice, the novel illustrates the old saw, &ldquo,looks are deceiving,&rdquo, as police, clergy, and society exhibit prejudiced behavior toward Jango based on his appearance, whereas those who are middle class are able to hide immoral personalities, sometimes using religion as a shield to disguise hypocrisy and pathology.

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