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Bud Ritter has a pretty good life. A great marriage, plenty of friends, a satisfying career…but when Bud and his eight siblings return to the quiet, coastal town of Galveston, Texas to lay their mother to rest, an unsettled feeling tugs at his heart, telling him something is amiss. The days surrounding the funeral are further complicated by Bud’s frustrating quest to reconnect with Murph, an old pal from the best days of boyhood. Although the family has come together to bury the family matriarch,... Bud Ritter has a pretty good life. A great marriage, plenty of friends, a satisfying career…but when Bud and his eight siblings return to the quiet, coastal town of Galveston, Texas to lay their mother to rest, an unsettled feeling tugs at his heart, telling him something is amiss. The days surrounding the funeral are further complicated by Bud’s frustrating quest to reconnect with Murph, an old pal from the best days of boyhood. Although the family has come together to bury the family matriarch, the mood is far from somber. Tender sadness is blended with vibrant recollections of growing up on Galveston Island during the turbulent and exciting days of the 1960s. As the brothers and sisters trade favorite stories, the home they lived in decades earlier, a modest and aging structure on 14th Street, becomes the focal point for memories of a wonderful time and place forever imprinted on their hearts. Over the course of a week, Bud and the other Ritters share humorous tales that occasionally border on absurdity, but they also reflect on times of poignancy, pain and family secrets. Life had been far from perfect for the Ritter kids, and carefree moments of youthful joy were tempered by financial difficulties and an overly harsh father. Undeniably, the old homestead on 14th Street still exerts a strong and intoxicating influence on the children of Karl and Helen Ritter, and before the events surrounding the funeral have ended, an amusing plan is hatched for the entire clan to revisit the home and neighborhood they knew so well, so long ago. As the week draws to a close, Bud discovers that it is not just wistful memories behind the inexorable tug that drew the family back to 14th Street, and along the way he stumbles upon a triumphant, life-affirming message. Seen through the eyes of a little boy, and told from the heart of a man, 14th captures the sights, sounds and essence of the sixties…a time before cable TV, Youtube and video games, when children were forever outdoors, exploring an island-sized world of running, biking, and swimming; a place where kids played for hours at long forgotten games such as kick-the-can or bottle-cap baseball; a world where neighbors dropped by and lingered for hours on the front porch, chatting, laughing and whiling away the balmy summer evenings. Strong, genuine characters and genuine relationships make this a fast read, a book for a day at the beach. Sue Cruise’s witty and engaging novel is a tour de force that will carry the reader away on a salty breeze to a past that is undeniably magical, with a promise that today might just be the someday we’ve all been waiting for. Productinformatie:Taal: Engels;Formaat: ePub met kopieerbeveiliging (DRM) van Adobe;Kopieerrechten: Het kopiëren van (delen van) de pagina's is niet toegestaan ;Geschikt voor: Alle e-readers te koop bij bol.com (of compatible met Adobe DRM). Telefoons/tablets met Google Android (1.6 of hoger) voorzien van bol.com boekenbol app. PC en Mac met Adobe reader software;ISBN10: 1301409995;ISBN13: 9781301409990; Engels | Ebook | 2015.

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Bud Ritter has a pretty good life. A great marriage, plenty of friends, a satisfying career…but when Bud and his eight siblings return to the quiet, coastal town of Galveston, Texas to lay their mother to rest, an unsettled feeling tugs at his heart, telling him something is amiss. The days surrounding the funeral are further complicated by Bud's frustrating quest to reconnect with Murph, an old pal from the best days of boyhood. Although the family has come together to bury the family matriarch, the mood is far from somber. Tender sadness is blended with vibrant recollections of growing up on Galveston Island during the turbulent and exciting days of the 1960s. As the brothers and sisters trade favorite stories, the home they lived in decades earlier, a modest and aging structure on 14th Street, becomes the focal point for memories of a wonderful time and place forever imprinted on their hearts. Over the course of a week, Bud and the other Ritters share humorous tales that occasionally border on absurdity, but they also reflect on times of poignancy, pain and family secrets. Life had been far from perfect for the Ritter kids, and carefree moments of youthful joy were tempered by financial difficulties and an overly harsh father. Undeniably, the old homestead on 14th Street still exerts a strong and intoxicating influence on the children of Karl and Helen Ritter, and before the events surrounding the funeral have ended, an amusing plan is hatched for the entire clan to revisit the home and neighborhood they knew so well, so long ago. As the week draws to a close, Bud discovers that it is not just wistful memories behind the inexorable tug that drew the family back to 14th Street, and along the way he stumbles upon a triumphant, life-affirming message. Seen through the eyes of a little boy, and told from the heart of a man, 14th captures the sights, sounds and essence of the sixties…a time before cable TV, Youtube and video games, when children were forever outdoors, ex.

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Skillfully combining wit and southern sensibility, 14th delivers a delightful look at life in 1960s Galveston, and an inspiring message that resonates in today's hectic world. When Bud Ritter and eight siblings gather to lay their mother to rest, gentle sadness blends with vibrant memories of carefree, youthful days on Galveston Island. The former Ritter homestead, an aging abode on 14th Street, becomes the focus of humorous, poignant, and occasionally painful recollections. The Ritters begin to realize that the house still exerts an intoxicating influence over them. As a plan is hatched for the entire family to explore the home they left behind long ago, Bud wrestles with something amiss in his life, and is troubled by frustrating attempts to reconnect with a boyhood pal. Bud has a pretty good life…but loose ends keep popping up. With an honest, funny and often irreverent perspective, Bud tackles his shortcomings and emerges with a life-affirming message. Set in a seaside community, infused with the flavor of a turbulent era, 14th mixes raw emotion with a sand-between-the-toes look at a time when air conditioning was a luxury, kids played kick-the-can, and everyone knew their neighbors. Seen through the eyes of a little boy, told from the heart of a man, 14th is nostalgic and joyful. Sue Cruise’s engaging debut carries us away on balmy breezes to a place where the past is undeniably magical, and today just might be the someday we’ve all been waiting for. Paperback, Label: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-12-05, Studio: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Sales rank: 10802923.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books.
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, ThriftBooks - Motor City [54239244], Brownstown, MI, U.S.A.
Straight spine with no creases. Cover has no damage and pages show little wear.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books [51315977], Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Revaluation Books [2134736], Exeter, United Kingdom.
228 pages. 6.75x4.13x0.52 inches. This item is printed on demand.