In rural western New York, three-year-old Layla Babcock disappears from her parents' mobile home. Her father, Jon Babcock, insists she is lost in the hundreds of acres of state forest land behind their home. But many residents in the nearby village of Welton suspect she has been kidnapped or murdered.Layla's mother, Abby, is deeply despondent and of little help. As the months pass by with no resolution, Abby disappears with her threadbare suitcase and a few belongings, leaving her husband and two teenage sons, Zach and Kyle, behind. Still more questions go unanswered. Did Abby run away from her abusive husband, or was she murdered?The townsfolk of Welton-everyone from the bikers at the Hotel Welton, the local watering hole, to the patrons of the Friday-evening fish fry at Shelly's Café-get caught up in the mystery and the family's misery. In the end, the long-awaited answers spring from rather unexpected sources, including angel visions of a café cook and the vandalized sculpture of an ex-New York City artist.
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Jan Ellen Kurth writes a weekly "Community Forum" column for the Jamestown Post-Journal. She lives in Ellington, New York.
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Broken Angels vividly depicts the life of a rural western new york. Anyone from this area is sure to identify with the familiar scenery and mention of real life places. On a universal level, this novel addresses the issues and complexity of human emotions and relationships. There is a viciousness and tenderness to the mystery of this lost little girl. Once you pick it up you won't put it down until the very last page is turned!
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Great characters, so realistically created that I suspect it's a bit
of a roman a clef featuring the author's neighbors and acquaintances. Life seems insecure, precarious, with substandard housing, disabilities, and unemployment. There is hidden brutality and mental illness that are only occasionally noticed, and even then mostly ignored. But eventually ordinary people, including a gothy teenager, rise and work out the mystery and set things remarkably right. A great read.
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Jan Ellen Kurth, Jon Babcock, Rick Mohney, Jeanne Mohney, New York, North Carolina, Super Duper, Opal Messenheimer, Aunt Lanette, Second Street, Conewango Creek, Abby Babcock, Geezer Gerhart, Zach Babcock, Ledger Hill Road, Marcus Renfro, Methodist Church Browse Sample Pages:
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Jan Ellen Kurth, Jon Babcock, Rick Mohney, Jeanne Mohney, New York, North Carolina, Super Duper, Opal Messenheimer, Aunt Lanette, Second Street, Conewango Creek, Abby Babcock, Geezer Gerhart, Zach Babcock, Ledger Hill Road, Marcus Renfro, Methodist Church Browse Sample Pages:
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