With nothing but a collection of vinyl records without a player, a shoebox of memories, and a lot of secrets, Cassidy is used to being alone. But when his camper-van breaks down in a snowstorm and he is rescued by a kind young woman, Lark, he finds himself working in a small-town bar and becoming part of the community. But with the arrival of an inscrutable new waitress, Reba, Cassidy finds himself unsettled by a sense of recognition. And there are further complications as Brooke Adler, reality TV host and hero of the town's inhabitants, arrives unexpectedly to shoot a new show. Cassidy is drawn into protecting Reba from the ghosts of her past only to discover that his own ghosts are chasing him and that he must find the courage to speak the truth, or risk losing everything, again.
A story of family, both given and found, and the long shadow of domestic violence, Alabama Chrome interrogates the masks of the modern world, and what true kindness means.
Publisher: Cinnamon Press
ISBN: 9781788649131
Number of pages: 190
I loved this book. Cassidy is down on his luck, with nothing but a broken-down van, an appreciation of desolate landscapes and a heap of painful memories, when he's rescued by Lark and Beau, who come from a... More
A moving story about one man’s struggle to come to terms with his past. Cassidy is a drifter, but when his camper breaks down in a small town, the locals show him kindness and he finds employment. Cromer expertly... More
...gruff Cassidy with a dark past, wise Lark, Belle and her beauty parlour, Evangeline the mechanic, Brooke Adler the hard-nosed reality TV presenter... then you'll be swept away by the fantastic sense of place.... More
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