The Gift: A Season of Trial - Couverture rigide

Pain, Stephen A

 
9780595511068: The Gift: A Season of Trial
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0595511066 ISBN 13 : 9780595511068
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

The Edwards family has faced many challenges in their farming community on the prairie. This harvest season is particularly stressful, though, when seventeen-year old Jim, who represents a vital link in the family's economic existence, is drawn to drug usage and other temptations of adolescence. His father, George, hardened through years of financial struggle, is a demanding, persistent man, who presents many challenges for his son. Most of his life Jim has carried responsibilities beyond his years. He struggles to serve all the masters of his domain, and finds himself caught between his conventional family ties and a budding relationship with his new girlfriend, Austaire. He fights new temptations and battles, which rip apart the very threads of his upbringing. An array of irresponsible acts escalates into heightened levels of trouble and results in Jim's disappearance. Drugs are an issue when a dedicated caseworker acts on behalf of her juvenile clients. The Edwards family is distraught over both the sudden disappearance of Jim and an illness leveled upon George. The fates of the Edwards' family will cumulate into the momentous gift on Christmas Day.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Edwards family has faced many challenges in their farming community on the prairie. This harvest season is particularly stressful, though, when seventeen-year old Jim, who represents a vital link in the family's economic existence, is drawn to drug usage and other temptations of adolescence. His father, George, hardened through years of financial struggle, is a demanding, persistent man, who presents many challenges for his son.Most of his life Jim has carried responsibilities beyond his years. He struggles to serve all the masters of his domain, and finds himself caught between his conventional family ties and a budding relationship with his new girlfriend, Austaire. He fights new temptations and battles, which rip apart the very threads of his upbringing. An array of irresponsible acts escalates into heightened levels of trouble and results in Jim's disappearance.Drugs are an issue when a dedicated caseworker acts on behalf of her juvenile clients. The Edwards family is distraught over both the sudden disappearance of Jim and an illness leveled upon George. The fates of the Edwards' family will cumulate into the momentous gift on Christmas Day.

Biographie de l'auteur

Stephen A Pain, who has a diploma in agricultural technology, has worked in the agricultural field, experiencing first-hand the multiple facets and trials of rural living, for over thirty-five years. He lives in the foothills of southern Alberta and in Arizona.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595511066
ISBN 13 
9780595511068
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  059552334X ISBN 13 :  9780595523344
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008
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