ISBN: 0-88739-216-4
184 pp.
Size: 6 x 9
Pub Date: 4/2000
Paperback
Price: $13.95
Hardcover
Price: $23.50
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Blue Ridge Rhapsody
John Mix
Set in the Blue Ridge Mountain of North Carolina, Blue Ridge Rhapsody follows a young, tomboyish coffee-shop waitress named Janine as she relentlessly pursues Roger, middle-aged and somewhat disenchanted anthropologist attempting to enjoy a quiet vacation alone. Amusing and satirical-at times downright bawdy-the novel blends down-home characters with the flowery style of expression and the zaniness of plot characterized by the comedies and romances of Shakespeare.
"If I had a gold box, that's the sort of keepsake I'd put in it, not a bunch of worthless rings. A ring can't guarantee love, nothing can. After all, love is mysterious, no one knows how it starts or stops, or how long it will last. Though there is probably a rational explanation for it, something to do with chemistry and hormones-"
"The hormones are stored up waiting for someone with the right physiological attributes to come along and trigger their release. Then the love starts up like a tiny motor running on love gas. As long as the love gas doesn't run out, the love motor purrs happily away, sustained by caring and thoughtfulness, which stimulate glands to produce more love gas, love oil, love grease, and love coolant."
Bio: JOHN MIX is a Software Engineer living in Florida. Blue Ridge Rhapsody is his first novel, and he is currently working on a coming-of-age story that takes place in Florida.
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