The Will - Morris, Joe Edd

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Résumé :
Joe Edd Morris tells a poignant tale of a young man's search for identity... This beautifully-upbeat and enduring novel is recommended for all ages. -The Library Journal Receiving word a legal judgment could revert ownership of a plantation to him and his family if he can find the will, Jo Shelby Ferguson returns to Mexico with Athen, his childhood sweetheart whose father owns the plantation, in search of the will. In Mexico City, Athen meets Carmin, Jo Shelby's Mexican girlfriend from his previous trip to the country in search of his family roots. Carmen insists on joining the search. Triangular sparks fly. Jo Shelby is abducted from his great-aunt's La Hacienda Tierra del Puente. A daring recapture ensues. The will is serendipitously discovered, immediately followed by a Mexican standoff with Athen's brothers who had followed her to Mexico to find the will first....

Biographie:
Joe Edd Morris is the author of novels that include Land Where My Fathers Died, The Prison, Torched:Summer of '64, The Lost Page and The Lost Gospel. Land Where My Fathers Died and The Prison, were awarded Best Fiction of 2002 and 2020 respectively by the Mississippi Library Association. Joe Edd's non-fiction include Ten Things I Wish Jesus Hadn't Said. His short fiction has appeared in multiple literary journals with a nomination for the Pushcart Prize. Joe Edd is a psychologist and retired United Methodist minister. He and his wife, Sandi, live in Tupelo, MS where he has a psychology practice and enjoys, besides writing, traveling to places where the road ends, gardening and playing the piano.

Sommaire:
Joe Edd Morris is the author of novels that include Land Where My Fathers Died, The Prison, Torched:Summer of '64, The Lost Page and The Lost Gospel. Land Where My Fathers Died and The Prison, were awarded Best Fiction of 2002 and 2020 respectively by the Mississippi Library Association. Joe Edd's non-fiction include Ten Things I Wish Jesus Hadn't Said. His short fiction has appeared in multiple literary journals with a nomination for the Pushcart Prize. Joe Edd is a psychologist and retired United Methodist minister. He and his wife, Sandi, live in Tupelo, MS where he has a psychology practice and enjoys, besides writing, traveling to places where the road ends, gardening and playing the piano....