The Ghost of Bud Parrott - Hardcover

Hout M.D., Judson N

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1935166395 ISBN 13: 9781935166399

Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc, 2010

Synopsis

A teen's life is complicated. Add an overworked dad, a distraught mom.
Enter an old man from the wrong side of the tracks.
He knows things. He's there when you need him.

This happens to someone; it's not a maybe thing. People get hurt. People die. There's a dad who loves his kid but works all the time. When he doesn't work, he drinks. When he drinks he's out of control.

There's a mom. She knows dad is overworked, a good man carrying too much responsibility.

The kid turns to the handy man to learn a man's skills. In the old man from the wrong side of the tracks, the kid finds unusual skills and terrible--but true--lessons. He finds that his own safety comes at a cost to his unfortunate friend. He finds growing up comes at a cost to himself. This is the story of such a kid, told by himself after he has lived much of his life, come to terms with his parents' weaknesses, and learned that seemingly insignificant people carry more pain than he can imagine, though he has already seen plenty.

About this title

About the Author

Judson N. Hout grew up in Newport, Arkansas, in the 1940's and 50's. Since earning his medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Hout has practiced medicine on military bases and in communities in Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. Dr. Hout has published two previous books and has served as a lay leader in Episcopal and Methodist Churches. This is his first published work of fiction. Dr. Hout lives in Camden, Arkansas with his wife, Carolyn.

From the Back Cover

Novels / Coming-of-Age Fiction

The Ghost of Bud Parrott

Runner-Up, Reader's Choice Best Fiction, 2011

Edition details

• Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935166395
• ISBN 13: 9781935166399
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176