About This Book
The tale of ‘The Angel of Maryville’ is an intricate one. It is a story abundant with a seasoning of murders, false identities and self-enlightenment. The story is embedded with an odd collection of personalities, spotted with checkered pasts. Mysteriously, all their outstanding issues are all reconciled, on that one, special New Year’s Eve. Soon, everything about their tiny, unremarkable world is about to change. A force is about to descend heavily upon the quiet, little, seaside village of Maryville. A natural justice is about to have its day, for better or worse, rewarding some, while punishing others harshly. Who will win, good or evil? Who decides between the two? The cast of Maryville are not the molded characters of an advertised, popular culture. Rather, they are the seemingly simple, ordinary people trudging through the nuances of a simple, ordinary life. But don’t be deceived! These are not ordinary, people. There is nothing simple about their lives! Roni is the dominant character thread. She runs the Coffee Café, the cultural hub of this small Maryville town. There’s Bonnie, haunted by the unsolved death of her husband, looking for closure, and even the ancient Lena Benton is caught up in Maryville’s vortex of injustice. Burt, Professor Turnbuckle, Pastor Brown, the famous Lonnie-Lang Banks, and many others, are also integral parts of this story; with unexpected twists and turns from every revelation along the way. The Angel of Maryville story is told in a traditional Storyteller’s way, armed with a colorful array of characters, from eccentric, to ruthless, to endearing; all with the ironic-rich personalities in the appreciative styles of Joseph Heller, Mark Twain, Garrison Keilior and Captain Bilby. In the end, the reader may realize that they know these characters well. There is something recognizable in each one as they try to navigate through the obstacles and burdens of the day; to flow with, or against the cosmic currents of justice.
