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Sharing the loss of a parent (the death of both of Tina's biological parents and the disappearance of Lou's father), they are increasingly united by Tina's mother's jealousy of her talents, and the physical and emotional abuse to which she subjects her. Lou's uncle has his own plans to be a mob capo, and wants the boy to follow his example. Lou's grand plan is to free Tina from the dreary life of a repressed homemaker her mother has planned, b...

Song of the Eclectic Tambourine begins in 1968 when Marc Amati falls in love with two young women as disparate as the political climate of the times. Lilly Garrett is a courageous, self-styled flower child committed to non-violence, ending the Vietnam War, and social justice, while Mary Belinda is wealthy, talented, and determined to achieve the fame and stardom her mother was cheated by McCarthyism and Hollywood sexism.What Marc learns from, ...

They told the man called Chinook he volunteered to give up his past, his family, and his memories to protect his country from terrorism. But they lied. He may have been a terrorist himself, and the question, "What good is it if you become what you are fighting?" haunts him. All he has left is the memory of a little girl.Connie is an environmental terrorist who experiences a spiritual awakening. She is preaching an anti-religion doctrine that i...

In George OrwellÕs nightmare vision from the novel, 1984, its New Speak says:War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is strength.In this America, thanks to labelers and spin doctors:Common courtesy and respect is Political Correctness, Protection of Constitutional rights is Big Government, Tax breaks for the wealthy are Tax Reform, The highest income 1% is Middle Class, Hypocrisy and Paranoia disguise themselves as Patriotism, Outlawing un...

Picture the United States where the income gap equals the gap experienced before the Great Depression in the era of Robber Barons. It is a country where national treasures are callously sold to developers.In George OrwellÕs nightmare novel, 1984, its New Speak says: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is strength.In this America, thanks to labelers and spin doctors:Common courtesy and respect is Political Correctness, Protection of Con...

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Who is the criminal? The Lakeside Lolita, or the Limnological Lothario?" Was Louis's hatred of the woman who had mistreated his love for years finally boiling over? Or, was he a gullible young boy used by a jealous adoptee weary enough of abuse to plan and plot a heinous crime over the course of years? Sharing the loss of a parent (the death of both of Tina's biological parents and the mysterious disappearance of Lou's father), they are increa...

They told the man called Chinook he volunteered to give up his past, his family, and his memories to protect his country from terrorism. But they lied. He may have been a terrorist himself, and the question, "What good is it if you become what you are fighting?" haunts him. All he has left is the memory of a little girl. Connie is an environmental terrorist who experiences a spiritual awakening. She is preaching an anti-religion doctrine that ...

Song of the Eclectic Tambourine begins in 1968 when Marc Amati falls in love with two young women as disparate as the political climate of the times. Lilly Garrett is a courageous flower child committed to non-violence, social justice, and ending the Vietnam War, while Mary Belinda is wealthy, talented, and determined to achieve the fame her mother was cheated by McCarthyism and Hollywood sexism. What Marc learns from, and because of, both wom...

Jack Lawyer is a gifted athlete. Alan Dionne is not. They are friends because of shoes: Alan thinks they are the best he has ever worn, and Jack because the manufacturers pay him to play. To Alan, athletic competition is a noble endeavor, he believes in the Olympic Creed, and that the most important thing is the trying. To Jack, playing ball is a ticket out of his decaying mill town home, and the path to the riches of a professional career. Th...