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Soft as Water

B. Robert Conklin
4.70/5 (10 ratings)
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A sensitive loner on the run from his past.A rebellious young heiress with a death wish.A bridge brings them together … a mystery can tear them apart.

Following a life-shattering accident, conscience-stricken Will Archer seeks refuge in a small Ohio River town, where he plans to live out his life as a virtual hermit. But a chance encounter with Essence Warner, orphaned daughter of a jazz saxophonist and an aristocratic socialite, entangles him in a quest to discover the truth behind the cold case of her parents’ mysterious deaths.

As Will deciphers clues, he becomes romantically entwined with Essence, forming a relationship that draws him into a sordid underbelly of small-town existence that threatens his own life. At the same time, he uncovers a dark secret that could set Essence free from her own path of self-destruction—or does she have a plan of her own?Soft as Water is a novel about bridges—between strangers across a river—and the dangers of mutual attraction when worlds divided by race, wealth, and culture collide. In the end, though, the novel offers a glimmer of hopefulness that survivors of trauma—physical, emotional, and sexual—can transcend their circumstances and find redemption through connection.

Katherine H. Burkman, Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University and author of the mystery April Cruel "Soft as Water is beautifully written and almost impossible to put down. Its hero, or central character, feels lost because he is responsible for the death of a mother and child in a car accident. His desire to save a woman to whom he is deeply attracted, symbolically named Essence, from suicide is truly a desire to save himself. Because he is not just in danger from himself, but also in danger from those around him and those at home to which he returns, the book truly is an intense experience."
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Soft as Water

B. Robert Conklin
4.70/5 (10 ratings)
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A sensitive loner on the run from his past.A rebellious young heiress with a death wish.A bridge brings them together … a mystery can tear them apart.

Following a life-shattering accident, conscience-stricken Will Archer seeks refuge in a small Ohio River town, where he plans to live out his life as a virtual hermit. But a chance encounter with Essence Warner, orphaned daughter of a jazz saxophonist and an aristocratic socialite, entangles him in a quest to discover the truth behind the cold case of her parents’ mysterious deaths.

As Will deciphers clues, he becomes romantically entwined with Essence, forming a relationship that draws him into a sordid underbelly of small-town existence that threatens his own life. At the same time, he uncovers a dark secret that could set Essence free from her own path of self-destruction—or does she have a plan of her own?Soft as Water is a novel about bridges—between strangers across a river—and the dangers of mutual attraction when worlds divided by race, wealth, and culture collide. In the end, though, the novel offers a glimmer of hopefulness that survivors of trauma—physical, emotional, and sexual—can transcend their circumstances and find redemption through connection.

Katherine H. Burkman, Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University and author of the mystery April Cruel "Soft as Water is beautifully written and almost impossible to put down. Its hero, or central character, feels lost because he is responsible for the death of a mother and child in a car accident. His desire to save a woman to whom he is deeply attracted, symbolically named Essence, from suicide is truly a desire to save himself. Because he is not just in danger from himself, but also in danger from those around him and those at home to which he returns, the book truly is an intense experience."
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
ISBN10:
ISBN13:
9798987230176
kindle Asin:
B0CMDCDG17

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