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Avalon Summer is a coming-of-age summer romance set in 1965 in the resort town of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. On the brink of adulthood, three men and four women experience love, heartbreak, and self-discovery against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the Watts race riots, and Top 40 radio.Sil: Surfer, womanizer, and draft dodger. His motto, "never in love, only in heat", is about to be challenged.Candy: The beautiful young actress, driven by ambition, and haunted by the past.J. T.: A black man trying to succeed in a white man's world, and tempted by forbidden love.Donna: Looking for love in all the wrong places, and harboring a dark secret.Lynn: She came to Avalon for a change of scenery, but found romance instead.Waxie: Easy-going teen now torn between his family and the girl he loves.Jimmy: Sensitive and brooding, he has this one last summer to mend a broken heart before going off to war.Their lives will intersect in Avalon, and they will discover truths about themselves, life, and love on the Island of Romance.
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Avalon Summer is a coming-of-age summer romance set in 1965 in the resort town of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. On the brink of adulthood, three men and four women experience love, heartbreak, and self-discovery against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the Watts race riots, and Top 40 radio.Sil: Surfer, womanizer, and draft dodger. His motto, "e;never in love, only in heat"e;, is about to be challenged.Candy: The beautiful young actress, driven by ambition, and haunted by the past.J. T.: A black man trying to succeed in a white man's world, and tempted by forbidden love.Donna: Looking for love in all the wrong places, and harboring a dark secret.Lynn: She came to Avalon for a change of scenery, but found romance instead.Waxie: Easy-going teen now torn between his family and the girl he loves.Jimmy: Sensitive and brooding, he has this one last summer to mend a broken heart before going off to war.Their lives will intersect in Avalon, and they will discover truths about themselves, life, and love on the Island of Romance.
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Avalon Summer
eBook
ISBN/EAN: 9781462077489
Umbreit-Nr.: 2209714
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 186 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 15.01.2008
Auflage: 1/2008
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM