Ms. Wells opens Lies In Lancaster PA. by introducing the reader to Steward Parsley, known to his friends as Stu. Stu has a hard time with the values of his family. It's all about money, power and position. Stu looks at life differently for him it's relaxed, adventurous, and a learning process of those things he didn't know
It's all about money, power and position. Stu looks at life differently for him it's relaxed, adventurous, and a learning process of those things he didn't know. Steward's great-great grandfather started the first bank in Lancaster. Stu's father, William takes great pride in his family history and wants Stu to continue the family involvement in the bank. Instead Stu is interested in pursuing a career in free-lance photography. Arlene Devon Bovay Parsley, Stu's mother, had frustrated dreams of being a great singer. Instead she has become a "silent trophy wife". Arlene . . . is thoughtful and kind. She does her best to soothe the relationship between father and son. Stu takes on a photography job to create new brochures for Aston Nelson. Nelson is William's competition in the banking business. The two are bitter enemies. Stu's father "vowed to ruin Aston"
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Everyone who was anyone has heard William make this proclamation a million times. Aston on the other hand has made threats on William's life if he comes near his establishment or his family. When Stu takes the finished brochures to the bank he finds Aston's body . . . covered with blood, it was hard to tell if he had been shot or bludgeoned to death. One thing was for sure he was dead!
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