Tommy Ballard is 13 years old when WWII begins. Tommy is in awe of the fighter pilots during the war, but he has to be content with holding down the "home front." He collects scrap iron and has a Victory Garden and near the end of the war he is seduced by a lonely housewife. Her name is Grace and she is a young beauty. After the war, Tommy joins the Navy as an Aviation Cadet, but he is involved in a serious crash that ends his hopes of become a Naval Aviator. He returns to his hometown and falls into a life of illicit sex, incredible wealth, murder and substance abuse. Tommy yearns to be a...
Tommy Ballard is 13 years old when WWII begins. Tommy is in awe of the fighter pilots during the war, but he has to be content with holding down the "...
Charles McKenna is only eighteen when he and his fourteen-year-old sister are deported from Ireland. Mandy was raped, and Charles exacted revenge. Little sister takes the rap to save her brother from the hangman's noose. "She sure as hell didn't kill him. I killed the fat bastard myself " They gain passage to America as indentured servants onboard a British sailing vessel. The youngsters experience hardship, intrigue, and romantic encounters on the way to a new home, America.
Charles McKenna is only eighteen when he and his fourteen-year-old sister are deported from Ireland. Mandy was raped, and Charles exacted revenge. Lit...
