Dick Reynolds

Averil, My Anchor (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Reader Review by Jill Lapin-Zell

Sometimes you read something that affects you very deeply at a time when it otherwise wouldn't. Sometimes you read something that tugs at your heart as if it were wrapped in chains pulled by an 18-wheeler. Dick Reynolds' "Averil, My Anchor" is such a novel. It is a compelling and touching story with relatable characters. A rich and absorbing tale which unfolds with well-crafted suspense, it takes the reader on an unforgettable ride.
Haven't we all experienced regrets in our lives? Haven't we all wondered, "what if" about that love that got away? Averil, Mark, Joan, Jerry and Stephanie are no exceptions. But they learn that following up on a "what if" can prove to be a dangerous undertaking. What is legitimate love and what is off limits? Through the fates of his characters, the author demonstrates that simply following our hearts is not a sufficient compass for navigating the complicated web of our relationships, and often has terrible, long-lasting consequences. The boundaries of a marriage are tested, and in the testing lies the epiphany that leads to the salvation of a relationship.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: milspeak
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781452401591
• Artikelnr.: 46950756

Autorenporträt

Richard C. ("Dick") Reynolds was born in 1934 in East St. Louis, Illinois and raised mainly in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1953, he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve as a private, and retired twenty-four years later as a Lieutenant Colonel. During his first twelve years, he served in infantry units as squad leader, platoon sergeant, platoon leader, and rifle company executive officer. For the second twelve years, he served in communications-electronics assignments. At the end of his military career, he also taught computer science and programming courses for two years at the George Washington University.

From 1977 to 1994, Dick was a System Engineer for Hughes Aircraft Company in Fullerton, CA and Brussels, Belgium. During this time, he worked on command and control system programs for Greece, Norway, and Denmark, and on air defense projects for NATO, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Just after retiring from the Marines, Dick took up mountain climbing. During the period 1974 to 2002, he scaled approximately 150 peaks in New Mexico, Colorado, and California. He put this experience to good use from 1994 to 2002 as a member of Santa Fe Search and Rescue Group, performing on missions in the local Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

After retiring from Hughes, Dick began a fourth careerfiction writing. His thirty-plus short stories have appeared in such publications as Timber Creek Review, Skyline magazine, Barbaric Yawp, and Imitation Fruit Literary Journal. Two of his stories have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Dick's third novel, Nightmare in Norway, has just been released. His fourth novel, Filling in the Triangles, was recently released in print by Valentine Press (valentinepress.com).

Dick and his wife Bernadette currently reside in Santa Fe, New Mexico.