Barge Pilot - Softcover

Barrett, R. Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468195115 ISBN 13: 9781468195118

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Jack Webber woke up yesterday to discover he was blind in one eye. This morning, Jack learned that one of his few remaining friends, a man feared and reviled as the town drunk, has been found dead from an apparent alcohol-fueled suicide. Possessed by his desire to understand the violent death of this damaged man, and suffering from a debilitating disease, Jack lurches headlong into a maze of loss, deception and heartache. While grappling with the revelations of his friend's shadowy, secretive life Jack is confronted with the guilt that fills the gulf between himself and his estranged sons. In the space of a single day, Jack's reclusive life in the Ozarks is torn apart, leaving none of those closest to him unscathed. A second round contender in the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest, Barge Pilot is a bold, panoramic view of the beauty and the suffering of fatherhood. Driven by the rich traditions of Southern literature, Barge Pilot cuts across social and economic classes to examine modern fatherhood as seen through the eyes of the privileged as well as the powerless.

About this title

About the Author

R. Lee Barrett lives with his wife Shareen and most of their six children near Ft. Worth, Texas. Lee has been a practicing attorney for more than ten years, often bartering legal services for premium cigars. Although Lee has published numerous legal articles, and maintained a blog for bankruptcy practitioners, Barge Pilot is his first novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1468195115
• ISBN 13: 9781468195118
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216