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- Tales of Conflict and RediscoveryThree divergent protagonists fight to surmount conflicts in their own ways.
- Author(s): Robert Johns
- 322 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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Tales of Conflict and Rediscovery
Three divergent protagonists fight to surmount conflicts in their own ways. Each makes personal choices in the face of cultural forces and discovers foundational insights about themselves as memories of the past resurface to guide them on their journeys forward.
Christmas 1968
When Janice finds herself unhappy in her picture-perfect marriage, she begins questioning the heavy social expectations set upon her. As she takes steps to create a life she truly wants for herself, she becomes a leader of dangerous antiwar protests and faces uncertainty over whether her Iowa farm family will still support her.
The Fighters
A single parent and recent divorcee, Pat struggles to balance family priorities and work while he vies for the county administrator job. Under fire from an unfounded smear campaign, he discovers rampant political corruption and sexual harassment as he fights to clear his name and expose his powerful rivals.
A Father's Heir
Dana, the son of an Iranian immigrant, is torn over his father's dying request to become involved in the family business. Uncertain of his father's true intent, he grows even more wary when he faces threats of financial failure and violence from his father's sinister business partner, who has complex ties to the past.