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A man attempts to run away from life--and learns that he can't. While Craig Miller does abandon his life, he is more accurately abandoning the people he loves, and who, unfortunately for him, fail to love him in return as he would hope they would. The surprise ending demands a great deal of reflection and self-inspection by the people who populate the story. Hopefully, the same demand will be made of the reader. 298 pages "From the very start, the conflict is palpable, and the ending is not apparent until the closing pages. Sometimes I felt like the main character was sitting right across the…mehr

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A man attempts to run away from life--and learns that he can't. While Craig Miller does abandon his life, he is more accurately abandoning the people he loves, and who, unfortunately for him, fail to love him in return as he would hope they would. The surprise ending demands a great deal of reflection and self-inspection by the people who populate the story. Hopefully, the same demand will be made of the reader. 298 pages "From the very start, the conflict is palpable, and the ending is not apparent until the closing pages. Sometimes I felt like the main character was sitting right across the table from me, pouring out his heart; other times I wanted to strangle him." -J.D. RULE, author of A Bridge to Someday, Delsey, Johnson Canyon, and Neap Tide
Autorenporträt
Rich Polk lived near Burgess Falls in Cookeville for two of the formative years of his youth. His ancestry has roots in the Kentucky wing of the Polk family, which diverged from the Maryland Polk's in the early 1800's. A New Jersey resident for over fifty years, he has enjoyed diverse careers in law enforcement, risk management, accounting, teaching, and consulting. He resides with his wife, Michelle, in Monroe, New Jersey, nearby to his two grandchildren.Readers have enjoyed his two earlier novels, The Boarder on Monroe Street and Mantis Prayers. He has also written a collection of short stories, Patchwork. Print and e-book versions of these works are available on Amazon.com.With Burgess Falls, the author adds specific historical perspectives to his literary romance constructions.