CONVERSO
by
Book Cover & Preview Text
Fork lightning. Thunderclap! Cloud- burst. Crack! The bloody egg missed the blender, slithering down the cabinet front, pooling onto the floor. Maris stamped her foot. Damn! Damn! There went breakfast. One little egg. One huge mess. Clean up frustrating, madly elusive like quicksilver. Monday morning, May the 6th, Jim’s D-Day. Full moon. Ugh! Wouldn’t you know. On the seventh, no – eighth Bounty towel, the phone rang. Racing pulse. Was he back? Maris froze. On the fourth ring. “Hello?” Click. Nerves like a heartbeat, pelting like the rain. Stomach like a fist, rousing dark, dank thoughts. Why spring, and not fall, spelled death. Last year (’73) the Connie break-up. This year, Gram’s long, painful death; Jim’s cliff-hanger. Gut-sucking.
Formats
Book Details
About the Book
How could anyone in 20th century
About the Author
Hazel Arnett is the author of I HEAR AMERICA SINGING! Writing credits also include radio, TV and industrial film; as an editor, WOMAN'S DAY, FAMILY WEEKLY and SCIENCE DIGEST. A former New Yorker, she now lives in Boston.