It's a brutally cold day in Buffalo, New York, one of those days when folks are hunkered down inside their homes, but for 71-year-old John Ross, a warm house, safe from the screeching winds which assault the city from the north, there is no warmth. For those who even notice him, a homeless man, wearing tattered clothes, thin and gaunt, with a thick gray beard covering most of his face, he is referred to as the Buffalo Kid, just another vagrant, who lives under a bridge in a cardboard box. People assume the worst of course, but no one, except a local police officer knows the truth about who the Kid really is and why he has walked the streets, destitute and penniless for 31 years. Despite his poverty, the Buffalo Kid has never relinquished his dream that someday he would get a second chance at life, and that maybe, before he clocked out for good, a chance to see his children who disappeared from his life as newborns. Plying the barren and bitterly cold streets one day, he meets a stranger who hands him a fifty-dollar bill and walks off. The encounter leaves the Kid stunned. Determined to find out more about the man, he follows him, and what ensues changes everything. This is a story about undying hope and that everyone deserves a second chance in life.
"The Buffalo Kid," is tremendous." "Amazing take on modern human dilemmas."Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Inspired by Richard Bach, author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions and The Bridge Across Forever, I discovered not only a passion to write, but also a channel, a means of helping to raise awareness in a world where people, trying to change things for the better, were being fought and silenced, where racism, greed and war were commonplace, and a society that was being dumbed down primarily through a system of "education", cultural propaganda and ideology - both political and religious.
I write high-concept thrillers and speculative fiction in geopolitical, crime, sometimes bordering on science fiction, and often times inspiring stories.
I love story-telling and especially, I enjoy weaving my stories with compelling and eye-opening perspectives about the world we live in and hopefully, inspiring my readers to see a better vision, a higher one and a world where the good guys win and actual peace and justice is possible.
Réal Laplaine
Author of high-concept thrillers
www.reallaplaine.com
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - It's a brutally cold day in Buffalo, New York, one of those days when folks are hunkered down inside their homes, but for 71-year-old John Ross, a warm house, safe from the screeching winds which assault the city from the north, there is no warmth. For those who even notice him, a homeless man, wearing tattered clothes, thin and gaunt, with a thick gray beard covering most of his face, he is referred to as the Buffalo Kid, just another vagrant, who lives under a bridge in a cardboard box. People assume the worst of course, but no one, except a local police officer knows the truth about who the Kid really is and why he has walked the streets, destitute and penniless for 31 years. Despite his poverty, the Buffalo Kid has never relinquished his dream that someday he would get a second chance at life, and that maybe, before he clocked out for good, a chance to see his children who disappeared from his life as newborns. Plying the barren and bitterly cold streets one day, he meets a stranger who hands him a fifty-dollar bill and walks off. The encounter leaves the Kid stunned. Determined to find out more about the man, he follows him, and what ensues changes everything. This is a story about undying hope and that everyone deserves a second chance in life.'The Buffalo Kid,' is tremendous.''Amazing take on modern human dilemmas.'Marina Osipova, author of The Cruel Romance'Compelling and surprising. A must read.'Cynthia De Boer, author of Me, Myself and Eye'It was impossible to stop reading once I picked it up.''You'll want to reread this one after finishing it. Yes, it is that good.'Vermont Reviewer'This book opens your heart and your mind. Loved it.'Erin R'I simply couldn't put it down.'Tommy RayThis surprising story of a human experiment is a thrilling masterpiece offering hope for us all! N° de réf. du vendeur 9798230484509
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