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Category:
Drama
Publisher: March Books
ISBN-10: 1935367617
Copyright: February 14, 2016
ISBN-13: 9781935367611
Price: $0.99 (eBook)
Fate Laughs is a 6 part drama that explores the tragedy of a family that's torn apart by its own hatred
Jim Whitaker rules his family with a firm hand based on the bigoted, white supremacist philosophy that prevails in Altuna, Georgia. Fifteen-year-older Wanda and 17-year-old Shooter have grown up, surrounded by this hate and bigotry. Wife, Betty Whitaker, is fighting a losing battle, trying to maintain some balance in her family and often ends up the recipient of Jim's abuse, until one fateful night when all of their lives would be changed forever.
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Excerpt
Their mother was standing at the kitchen sink, peeling potatoes. "Shooter, you know I don’t like that kind of talk." But she said the words without conviction; like an adult who has repeated the word ‘don’t’ once too often to their two-year-old child, knowing full well that the word would be ignored yet again.
Wanda’s mother was a haggard shell of a woman. She was substantial in appearance, but barely there in every other way. Too much bread and potatoes had broadened her hips to an impressive degree. Her limp, lackluster hair was the color and consistency of straw. The skin around her eyes had more wrinkles than an elephant’s backside. In short, Betty Whitaker was a woman who had been chewed up and spit out by life.
Wanda didn’t see any of that. When she looked at her mother, she saw the woman inside, the woman Betty had been before she’d had the life kicked out of her.
Her mother had been attractive, even beautiful at one time. Long, lustrous, yellow hair framed her fair face, which was set with the most beautiful blue eyes. This had only accented her trim and athletic figure.
Wanda came up behind her mother, wrapping her arms around the woman’s ample mid-section. "Hey, Ma, can I help?"
Betty turned around, wiping her hands on a spotless apron. "You’re always helping, sugar plum. Just having you here helps." She gave her daughter a hug that squeezed the air right out of her lungs...
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