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On Rainy Lake and Other Stories
Paperback
Publisher: Jim Bates
Published: Nov 9 2024
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A love-struck modern-day whiskey runner. A man addicted to fruit. A young boy's horrific experience running away from home. These stories look deep into human nature and how we cope with life's many challenges.
A deathbed wish by an estranged father forces his son to confront his past. A man tells his friend an unexpected secret and hopes his buddy will understand. A widower takes care of a dog and comes to the realization he's been hiding from life behind his obsession with jigsaw puzzles.
The eleven long short stories in this collection provide the reader with character-driven drama, sometimes funny, sometimes troubling, and always entertaining.
In the title story On Rainy Lake, a couple goes on a houseboat vacation to try and patch up their failing marriage. It takes the challenge of dealing with a huge storm on a big lake to help them decide what to do.
Each of the stories in this collection entertains with interesting characters and provocative story lines and will appeal to a wide range of reading interests. Enjoy.
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