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In this messy but charming tale of one teenage boy's lucky bank robbery, Arthur Rosenfeld takes us not only cross-country, from South Florida to Port Townsend, Wash., but also across a few spiritual dimensions, such as the one separating life and death. The boy, Umberto Santana, robs a bank in Boca Raton on the day when the bills are unmarked. The bank has brought in this money for Suzanne Emerson, an heiress with a taste for expensive antique automobiles, who wants cash on hand so that she can drive a hard bargain at an upcoming auction. Umberto's dumb luck holds as he gets out of town on his Honda. His cross-country trip is lonely, however, until he meets up with Mercury Gant, who is also fleeing Florida, on his 20-year-old motorcycle. Gant is trying to shake his memories of his ex-lover, Caroline, who was lovely, smart and gruesomely widowed; her husband apparently shot himself and their boy, Xavier. Or did he? That story unfurls in Gant's mind as he makes his way to the last bit of his recent pastAhis daughter, living with Caroline's mother in Port Townsend. Meanwhile, in Florida, Umberto's robbery has caused some excitement: a U.S. senator in the bank at the time died of an asthma attack brought on by stress, and her husband is out for the perpetrator's blood. Eagle Cooper, the FBI agent investigating the case, quickly falls in love with beautiful Suzanne. When Umberto's father uses cash to buy a Jaguar from Suzanne, Eagle closes in, and a sadder, wiser Umberto performs a charitable act. Rosenfeld throws too many subplots into his zany mix, and the dialogue is often corny, but there's a bravura innocence at the heart of this offbeat novel that eventually wins the reader's affection. (Sept.)
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Mercury Gant and Umberto Santana are about as different as two cross-country motorcyclists can be. Gant is full of uncertainty, heading west to meet the six-year-old daughter he didn't know he had. Santana is fleeing a bank robbery during which a U.S. senator happened to die from an asthma attack. Thrown together (literally) by a tornado in the Oklahoma panhandle, the two decide to ride together as well. This precis doesn't begin to explain the complexity and delicate layering of Rosenfeld's picaresque novel. Combining a realistic narrative technique with elements of magic and the occult, the author creates a touching ghost story that eludes easy comparison to any other book. Where else will you find a character like Gant's daughter, Audrey, who is blind but can communicate with whales and whose other senses are so highly developed that she can navigate a runaway shopping cart through expressway traffic? An amazing voyage that is as rewarding for the reader as it is for the protagonists. George Needham
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In this messy but charming tale of one teenage boy's lucky bank robbery, Arthur Rosenfeld takes us not only cross-country, from South Florida to Port Townsend, Wash., but also across a few spiritual dimensions, such as the one separating life and death. The boy, Umberto Santana, robs a bank in Boca Raton on the day when the bills are unmarked. The bank has brought in this money for Suzanne Emerson, an heiress with a taste for expensive antique automobiles, who wants cash on hand so that she can drive a hard bargain at an upcoming auction. Umberto's dumb luck holds as he gets out of town on his Honda. His cross-country trip is lonely, however, until he meets up with Mercury Gant, who is also fleeing Florida, on his 20-year-old motorcycle. Gant is trying to shake his memories of his ex-lover, Caroline, who was lovely, smart and gruesomely widowed; her husband apparently shot himself and their boy, Xavier. Or did he? That story unfurls in Gant's mind as he makes his way to the last bit of his recent pastAhis daughter, living with Caroline's mother in Port Townsend. Meanwhile, in Florida, Umberto's robbery has caused some excitement: a U.S. senator in the bank at the time died of an asthma attack brought on by stress, and her husband is out for the perpetrator's blood. Eagle Cooper, the FBI agent investigating the case, quickly falls in love with beautiful Suzanne. When Umberto's father uses cash to buy a Jaguar from Suzanne, Eagle closes in, and a sadder, wiser Umberto performs a charitable act. Rosenfeld throws too many subplots into his zany mix, and the dialogue is often corny, but there's a bravura innocence at the heart of this offbeat novel that eventually wins the reader's affection. (Sept.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Mercury Gant and Umberto Santana are about as different as two cross-country motorcyclists can be. Gant is full of uncertainty, heading west to meet the six-year-old daughter he didn't know he had. Santana is fleeing a bank robbery during which a U.S. senator happened to die from an asthma attack. Thrown together (literally) by a tornado in the Oklahoma panhandle, the two decide to ride together as well. This precis doesn't begin to explain the complexity and delicate layering of Rosenfeld's picaresque novel. Combining a realistic narrative technique with elements of magic and the occult, the author creates a touching ghost story that eludes easy comparison to any other book. Where else will you find a character like Gant's daughter, Audrey, who is blind but can communicate with whales and whose other senses are so highly developed that she can navigate a runaway shopping cart through expressway traffic? An amazing voyage that is as rewarding for the reader as it is for the protagonists. George Needham
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Early that first morning, before the birds shook the dew off their backs, before the street sweepers emerged, before even one footprint appeared on the deck of a sailing boat or one short-order cook took stock of his eggs, even before God thrust his great clammy hands down through the mist and grabbed South Florida in his hot, pulsing grip, Mercury Gant stepped out into the dawn and prepared to abandon his life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eagle Cooper, Tim Rule, Port Townsend, Umberto Santana, South Florida, Vicky Rule, Mercury Gant, Boca Raton, Ruth Bishop, Pedro Santana, Audrey Bishop, Hiram Bishop, United States, Agent Cooper, Graciela Perez, Michael Hamilton, Deerfield Beach, New Orleans, Olympic Peninsula, Ron Bernstein, Suzanne Emerson, Water Street, Coconut Grove, Cutler Ridge, Federal Highway New!
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Early that first morning, before the birds shook the dew off their backs, before the street sweepers emerged, before even one footprint appeared on the deck of a sailing boat or one short-order cook took stock of his eggs, even before God thrust his great clammy hands down through the mist and grabbed South Florida in his hot, pulsing grip, Mercury Gant stepped out into the dawn and prepared to abandon his life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eagle Cooper, Tim Rule, Port Townsend, Umberto Santana, South Florida, Vicky Rule, Mercury Gant, Boca Raton, Ruth Bishop, Pedro Santana, Audrey Bishop, Hiram Bishop, United States, Agent Cooper, Graciela Perez, Michael Hamilton, Deerfield Beach, New Orleans, Olympic Peninsula, Ron Bernstein, Suzanne Emerson, Water Street, Coconut Grove, Cutler Ridge, Federal Highway New!
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- Treasure Island: The Graphic Novel (Puffin Graphics) by Robert Louis Stevenson on page 29
- Odd Couple (Acting Edition) by Neil Simon in Front Matter
- Don Carlos: Vocal Score by Walter Ducloux on page 59
- Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon in Front Matter
- The Four Seasons (Miniature Scores) by Antonio Vivaldi on page 243
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- The Truth About Chronic Pain: Patients and Professionals on How to Face It, Understand It, Overcome It by Arthur Rosenfeld in Front Matter
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Volume 12 by Stephen Jones in Front Matter
- Diamond Eye (Max Diamond) by Arthur Rosenfeld in Front Matter
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