Three Metal Pellets
Language: English
Published by M. J. Simms-Maddox, Inc., 2018
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This story is the sequel to the Priscilla trilogy, chronicling the coming-of-age and adventures of a self-assured Black American woman of a mixed lineage whose time has come to become the woman she was meant to be. It is the fall of 1987, one year after Priscilla's time in Africa. She has resumed her PR business in Columbus, Ohio, where she waits for something of substance to come across her desk. Then, one day, she receives a handwritten note that reads: "Interested in spearheading the marketing campaign for the next president?" She does not even recognize the signature. So, she researches the presidential hopeful. Priscilla learns that the candidate is a fifth-generation Barbadian American and a US Congressman. He is the chosen one to fulfill his family's quest for the American presidency! Later, she discovers that his primary foreign policy proposal is controversial. At this point, Priscilla also resumes her secret affair with her one-time lover. While the couple is away on a visit back to southern Africa, the subject of the presidential election campaign comes up. However, Priscilla is unaware that Carlton (her secret lover)?a member of the special ops unit that rescued her during her first time in southern Afric?has confided her decision to work on the presidential campaign with his CIA colleagues at Langley. Although her work on the campaign is hardly anything to write home about, it is unrelenting. Priscilla is an outsider again, so her mettle is tested from the beginning to the end. But at each interval, she shows forth her political acumen, which annoys the campaign manager. Mostly, though, like many others who know Priscilla, "There's just something about her," said the campaign manager, but Priscilla hardly ever sees herself the way that others do.Meanwhile, as soon as Priscilla steps into the limelight, the South African assassins who failed to exterminate her during her first time in Africa come after her again, this time on American soil. Twice, they almost kill her; the second time, her life hangs in the balance. In the climax, an old personal secret comes to light, and Priscilla conducts the PR performance of her life. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 745.…
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- Title
- Three Metal Pellets
- Author
- M. J. Simms-Maddox
- Publisher
- M. J. Simms-Maddox, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Neu
- Binding
- Softcover/Taschenbuch
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1732240612
- ISBN 13
- 9781732240612
- Item weight
- 745 grams
Political enthusiasts and anyone following the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict will find the sequel in the Priscilla trilogy engaging. The political thriller features a presidential candidate who supports restarting peace talks on the Israeli-Palestinian issue and advocates for establishing a Palestinian state through a two-state solution.
It all begins in the fall of 1987, a year after Priscilla, the main character, was kidnapped from her church on her wedding day and taken to remote southern Africa, where she ended up on the run. However, the assassins who failed to kill her are now in America. Yet, back at her home office in Ohio, she continues running her PR business and waits for something "earthy" to cross her desk, until one day, she receives a handwritten note: "Interested in spearheading the marketing campaign for the next president?" She doesn't even recognize the signature, so she looks into the presidential hopeful.
No sooner does she start working on the presidential campaign than her political gravitas is tested. This is especially true when she insists that issues like the candidate's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict undergo extensive review before going public. Still, at every stage, she demonstrates her political savvy. As it turns out, Priscilla did not earn a Ph.D. in political science for naught.
Early on, she rekindles her relationship with her secret lover, who invites her to meet his family at their home in the rolling hills of New Hampshire; they are an affluent, eccentric lot. But they are more than that; their lineage could complicate the candidate's position on the controversial issue. Not only that, but the family might support a presidential candidate other than Priscilla's, which makes the situation even more intriguing.
As it turns out, Priscilla's role in the presidential campaign has, however, brought her into the national spotlight, which enables the assassins to close in on her.
Suspense heightens as, despite fierce opposition and threats from assassins, the presidential candidate remains firm on the controversial issue. However, no one could have foreseen what would happen when he and Priscilla arrived at Columbia University, where he was scheduled to give a speech on this long-standing, volatile debate.
Although the story is fictional, the historical background in the book is accurate. Solving the conflict was important then and still is today.
Meanwhile, the presidential campaign isn't the only thing happening.
Readers also discover Priscilla's double life, how her mother finds out about her secret love affair, how her lover's family welcomes her, and much more as this rollercoaster of a political thriller unfolds.
During the story's climax, a highly ambitious news reporter uncovers a long-held secret, prompting Priscilla to deliver the most crucial PR performance of her career, her lifetime, actually.
By the end of Three Metal Pellets, the third novel in what has become 'The Priscilla series' epic adventures, Priscilla realizes that her world and her possibilities in love and work are much broader than the limited scope of Ohio politics and her traditional family. She also discovers that she's a talented PR consultant.
This book is easy to read. Additionally, for anyone unfamiliar with the complex details of presidential campaigns, especially what happens behind the scenes, this book is essential. You can also explore career options in politics, particularly if you're skilled in statistics, technology, and writing.
As it turns out, who would have guessed that a novel set in the late 1980s would still be relevant?
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