ASIN: B00CB6B8JS
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 270
Rachel stands at the stove about to throw some spaghetti into a pot of boiling water. The radio announcer just said that there had been a horrible and bloody train wreck on the Long Island Railroad this Thanksgiving Eve, 1950. Matt and Tommy were on the evening train returning home from a day in New York City. Before this day is over, Rachel potentially faces a future as a widow and single mother of three, if she is able to keep from losing her mind. WELCOME TO MINEOLA spans the next fifty years of Rachel’s life. The story is character-driven and is told from the perspective of several key players as the author "hands the microphone" over to different characters to add their points of view. Rachel and Matt arrive in Long Island, after being reunited at the end of World War II. They are content to participate in the neighborhood barbecues and card games typical of suburban living in the ...
