![]() The question is: does he believe in it strongly enough to jeopardize everything in his life he holds dear? And to what lengths is the dead man's power-hungry father prepared to go to test Fenney's resolve?įormer Green Beret Colonel Ben Brice drowns memories of Vietnam in oceans of Jim Beam. Yet as Scott prepares to hand over to Bobby, he feels increasingly guilty about the path he is taking, because Scott still believes in the principle of justice. Under fire from all sides, Fenney drafts in a public defender to take the case on. ![]() ![]() And, more importantly, she is not going be paying Ford Stevens $350 an hour for the privilege of his services. For Fenney, life could not be better.īut when a senator's son is killed in a hit-and-run, Fenney is asked by the state judge to put his air-conditioned lifestyle on hold to defend the accused: a black, heroin-addicted prostitute - a very different client to the people Fenney usually represents. He also comes home to one of Dallas's most beautiful women, with whom he has a much-loved daughter, Boo. ![]() At 33, in the prime of his life, he rakes in $750,000 a year, drives a Ferrari and comes home every night to a mansion in Dallas's most exclusive neighborhood. ![]() Scott Fenney is a hotshot corporate lawyer at a big Dallas firm. A partner at a prominent law firm is forced to choose between his enviable lifestyle and doing the right thing.Ī. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Somerset Maugham’s Cakes and Ale was originally released in the UK in 1930. ![]() Cakes and Ale and thoughts of the good life of a British author. And like many bottles of wine I’ve picked up by chance (Fat Bastard for example), I was pretty satisfied with this shortish novel. ![]() I picked up likely because of the name or the cover or any one of the numerous reason that consumers usually grab items like bottles of wine. And it was in the fine shelves of Indy Reads Books bookshop a couple of weeks back that I found this particular book. Let’s start by saying something about this slim little book: I had never heard of it nor its author before coming across it. Cakes and Ale or The Skeleton in the Cupboard ![]() ![]() I don’t see spending that much time apart with no contact whatsoever, and still get to claim they are the love of their lives and get together with no major problems. If they had just talked with each other they wouldn’t have been apart for ten years. Tanner and Drew have so many obstacles in their way of having a fabulous relationship together. They might not have been ready to deal with emerging feelings years ago, but now might be the time for their second chance at love. He just hopes Andrew’s excited to see him, hopes that he’s available-and finally out-after all this time. ![]() ![]() He’s determined to see if Andrew feels the same way. Now a firefighter, he’s never forgotten his first love, and no one has ever taken Andrew’s place in his heart. Once Tanner leaves town, his life takes a different path and it’s ten years before he returns. When Andrew pushes Tanner away, Tanner heads off on the planned trip alone. Worried his family will be torn apart if he doesn’t step in, Andrew makes a tough choice between following his heart and doing what he needs to do to protect his little brother. ![]() ![]() He is about to restore a Ford Mustang with his dad before heading off on the ultimate cross-country road trip with his best friend, Tanner McKenzie.īut tragedy strikes, and Andrew’s life is shattered. Young mechanic Andrew Campbell’s life couldn’t be better. ![]() ![]() He continued at UCLA where he specialized in Japanese theater, and received a PhD in Theater History. After his return to the United States he entered UCLA where he received his master's degree in Theater Arts in 1951. occupation of Japan, he worked as Pictorial Censor of the Civil Censorship Detachment of G2, SCAP, in Osaka and Tokyo. Allyn attended the Army Specialized Training Program at Stanford University in 1944, majoring in the Japanese language, and also attended the Army Intensive Japanese Language School at the University of Michigan in 1945, receiving a B.A. is a former film and music editor in the motion picture and television industries and was also a writer and director of industrial films in the aerospace field. While Shogun clocks in over a thousand pages, The 47 Ronin is more of a novella, but that doesnt detract from the character development, well crafted plot, and overall theme. occupation of Japan, he worked as Pictorial Censor of the Civil Censorship Detachment of G2, SCAP, in Osaka and Tokyo. The setting of The 47 Ronin Story is the same as Shogun both take place in Feudal Japan in the 1600s. ![]() ![]() ![]() |