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Lazy Water

by Gwen Enquist

220 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #07-2502; ISBN 1-4251-5585-5; US$17.06, C$17.06, EUR11.65, £8.81

Joe, full of anger and bitterness, returns home after a 30 year absence to help his ailing mother. When his 14-year-old son arrives and Joe also meets sweet Mel…

About the Book

Thirty years after leaving home, Joe Bennett returns to help his ailing mother sell her house. After nursing anger and bitterness for three decades, Joe is forced into a new role with his partially-paralyzed mother. His father, the source of his anger, is in a care facility with Alzheimer's disease.

Uncomfortable in his parents' house, Joe seeks out the restful atmosphere of his friend's cottage on a lake. Just when he thinks he can finish his chores and leave behind the destructive memories of his childhood home, he is handed his 14-year-old son for the summer. He hadn't counted on this complication or on the distractions of sweet Mel Compton and her belligerent ex-husband.

For anyone who has ever questioned their relationship with their parents, for anyone who knows the seductive charm of cottage life, Lazy Water is for you.

About the Author

Gwen Enquist discovered the fun and satisfaction of writing fiction in retirement. Enquist holds a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and a Masters' in Adult Education and has drawn on her 35-years of nursing experience to create believable characters who could be your relatives, your neighbours or yourself. She lives on Canada's west coast.