Heart of a Southern Man - Couverture souple

Bakker, Keith

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798997036706

Editeur : Pages By The Sea, 2026

Synopsis

My name is Charles.

I grew up and lived in a funeral home just outside New Orleans in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

I’ve seen and touched and worked on more dead bodies than any human should ever be allowed to. I’ve been a funeral director who’s comforted friends and neighbors after terrible tragedies. I’ve given dignity to the living and the dead. I’ve reconstructed the face of a gunshot victim and still had an open casket funeral. I’ve been covered in blood as I held pressure on the carotid artery of a dying teen as the ambulance sped down the rural highway.

There have been lives I saved and there have been lives I haven’t.

I’ve worked undercover for the Feds trying to catch drug dealers and a professional con man. I’ve worked security in the shipping industry and chased and escorted maritime stowaways around the globe.

I’ve done personal security for Hollywood movie stars. I’ve sung a song with Johnny Cash and have been out to dinner with John Travolta. And Robert Duvall said I could call him Bobby.

To keep my heart beating, I had a pacemaker installed when I was in my thirties.

I’m now in my seventies and my heart is still beating on borrowed time.

I’ve been in the service of my fellow human beings my whole life.

I’ve been by their side when they were at their most vulnerable.

I like to think I had a purpose and I made a difference.

I believe I’m a southern man with a good heart.

It’s time to tell my story. You be the judge.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pages By The Sea
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798997036706
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible