Kindle Edition
Category:
Women
Publisher: Golden Box Books
Type: Fiction
Pages: 374
Copyright: July 24, 2024
Price: $2.99 (eBook)
(Charlestown, Rhode Island) - Welcome to AILEEN’S GUESTHOUSE where locals and lodgers have more in common than first meets the eye. And, there's plenty of blame to go around.
(Charlestown, Rhode Island) - Overlooking Horseshoe Point at the end of Sea Lea Avenue in the picturesque village of Quonochontaug, you’ll find Aileen’s Guesthouse. There, a smattering of Quonnie’s locals and lodgers cross paths. Whether through cultivated connection or random encounter, these folks have more in common than first meets the eye.
An incoming tide strews debris of self-recrimination, regret, and remorse for their unintentional culpability in jeopardizing the life of an immediate family member. Whether altering destiny, attributing to demise, or precipitating a debilitating accident—no one is exempt from heartache:
Aileen Stanton – for getting sidetracked on her watch
Gertrude Stanton – for her preoccupation
Ox (James) Babcock – for loaning a ten-dollar bill
Grande dame, Lillian Wright – for engaging in an illicit affair during the Roaring Twenties
Birdman, Drake Lynch – for wielding his power of persuasion
Career mom, Perla Moreno – for her momentary lapse in judgment
The guesthouse provides a home away from home. For some, a refuge for healing. For others, a retreat for cultivating hopes and dreams.
For the invited reader of adult fiction, a portal for stepping into the 1970s in close proximity to those who survive the ravages of a guilt-wracked conscience and struggle to find meaning in the suffering they’ve caused.
Welcome to Aileen’s Guesthouse. Dinner is served at six o’clock sharp.
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