Set in Louisiana in the forties and fifties it begins with three
men and a boy in a delightful little shack in the marsh on the
Intercoastal Canal. The shack is a great private retreat from life,
women and the worries of the world; a place to drink beer, play
poker and tell lies and fishing stories. They are awaiting the
arrival of the fourth regular, a brash character who usually rides
down the bank of the canal on a bicycle. He doesn't arrive but a
most unusual Cajun trapper appears, barges into their shack,
extracts some treasure concealed under a roof beam and departs in
his pirogue cutting loose their motorboat, their only means of
getting back to civilization. A big storm, writhing snakes, loss of
power, and the cabin set afire force them out on the bay at night
in a fishing dinghy that was stored under the shack. Among the
four: a promising artist on sabbatical from his New York studio, a
former lawyer, now a used-car salesman who will become a great
'preacher', a small town newspaper editor who will become governor,
the boy of misspent youth, who will mature rapidly and excitedly -
plus the character who never got there and the mysterious Cajun and
his treasure. Good Cajun food is mentioned along with duck hunts
and many beautiful, exciting women of amazing backgrounds As well
as 'the Senator' a delightful wealthy old romantic enamored with a
beautiful model.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
First published: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
David C. Williams
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
344 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4937-6737-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
1-4937-6737-2 |
Barcode: |
9781493767373 |
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