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The Driver and His Wife
The Driver and His Wife
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In 1928, young Joshua and his bride, Lena, look forward to living and working
on his fathers farm in the western North Carolina mountains. However, when
Mr. Poole, powerful leader of Charlottes prohibition whiskey gang, off ers him a
job driving fast cars, Joshua cant resist. Despite her strong objection, Joshua
sends Lena back to his farm to be cared for by his family. What she fi nds there
could hardly be more devastating and demanding of her courage. They expect
to be reunited as soon as Joshua can quickly earn some good money. Instead,
they each must take a long and dangerous journey before they can be reunited.
In the process they both are so changed, they hardly recognize one another
LanguageEnglish
PublisherXlibris US
Release dateFeb 12, 2013
ISBN9781479792405
The Driver and His Wife
Author

Roland L. Reed

Roland Reed is a professional playwright, director and sculptor. Thirteen of his plays have been produced by professional theatres. Currently he is Playwright in Residence at Synetic Theatre, in the Washington DC area. The Washington Post called his Host and Guest one of the 10 best plays to be produced in the region in the decade. He has taught drama in universities in Taiwan and in four universities in the USA. He and his wife, Sylvia, have twice gone to Shanghai on educational invitations. His previous novel is THE DRIVER AND HIS WIFE.

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