John Bonner is sure that anytime now he will recover from the sting
of his recent separation from his wife. And he's begun to wonder if
he truly wants to spend the rest of his days running the family
scrap-metal business, an operation where his employees are likely
to have made the very license plates they now shred. His sister,
Octavia, has just returned to Ohio from Boston to nurture the pain
of her own broken relationship, and she is more certain: Following
in the footsteps of their imperious father is a recipe for
emotional disaster. But then two of John's more eccentric workmen
discover thousands of dollars stashed in the trunk of a car, the
remains of a drug deal gone bad. The question of what to do with
this unexpected cash draws John and his sister into the lives of
their newfound collaborators, and sends them all on a surprising
journey of high jinx and the heart. In The Metal Shredders, Nancy
Zafris offers up a refreshingly wise, offbeat, and thoroughly
convincing look at blue-collar America. Hers is a world rich in
humor, steeped in closely held traditions, and filled with gently
endearing, slightly crazed characters trying to discover just who
they are. In the process they discover much about love, loyalty,
family obligation, class--and yes, scrap.
General
Imprint: |
Unbridled Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2014 |
First published: |
2014 |
Authors: |
Nancy Zafris
|
Dimensions: |
215 x 133 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-60953-107-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
1-60953-107-8 |
Barcode: |
9781609531072 |
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