The Astronaut from Bear Creek - Brossura

Brown, Nick Allen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0915180537 ISBN 13: 9780915180530

Casa editrice: Harrowood Books, 2015

Riassunto

A tale of a brilliant man who, after a stellar career as an astronaut in NASA, has locked himself away in the now-closed family inn in Bear Creek, Pennsylania. He is happy working as a recluse, editing scientific books and carving custom-made rocking chairs...a life of solitude and satisfaction...and minimal contact with the outside world...all on his terms.One day, his sister, a social worker brings a handicapped child to the Inn. The child has just been orphaned and "temporary shelter" is all that is needed. With great resolve, his sister wins his approval for an overnight stay...a few days later, a widowed young woman knocks on the door...she has just attended her husband's military funeral (an Iraq-war casualty) and she has been rejected by her in-laws who blame her for their son's leaving home and the path that led him to the army.The Astronaut must face the outside world and also deal with pressing demands from NASA who desperately need him for an urgent mission.Despite his almost pathological need for privacy, he must now, after 10 years of solitude, re-engage with the world and also learn to be a foster parent to a needy but very winning little girl. The father-child relationship is one that will grip the reader's heart in many ways...the story is fast paced and beautifully crafted.

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L'autore:

NIck Allen Brown is a native of Kentucky and this is his second book. His first book "Field of Dead Horses" has sold over 6000 copies and the author is working on his 3rd and 4th novels...he is a born storyteller and his writing brings readers into the heart and soul of his characters...he engages readers in tales that are seductively simple yet deeply personal. The father-child relationships in his first two novels have engaged male readers who yearn for such deep relationships with fathers. Many women readers wish that all men could have the caring, open hearts of Nick Allen Brown's characters.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

Ten Years Ago... Retired astronaut, Jim Mayfield closed down Bear Creek Inn—his childhood home—and hasn't been seen since.PRESENT DAY... Just when the small town of Bear Creek had almost forgotten about their reclusive and mysterious resident, a man from out-of-town flies in on a private jet to meet with the astronaut. The visit prompts the good people of the small town to begin asking questions. Who is Jim Mayfield? Why did he lock himself away? And who is the stranger that visited him? While the small town asks these questions, the most puzzling thing of all occurs when Bear Creek Inn takes in two guests.

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• Editore: Harrowood Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0915180537
• ISBN 13: 9780915180530
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 408