Charles Holdefer
Coming
in             
2012...

When a new job takes Stanley Mercer     to
the small town of Legion, he expects a
peaceful country life. Not shotgun pellets    
in his kitchen wallpaper, methamphetamine
addicts knocking on his door, and the
stench of hog lot lagoons. Falling in love
with a married woman doesn’t simplify
matters, either.

Sex in secret leads to more than he’d
bargained for. Stanley is a schoolteacher,
and his lover, Amy Rawlings, is the mother
of one of his pupils. Amy is strong-minded
and defends what she wants, not just for
herself and for her methamphetamine-
addicted husband, but also for her child,
Ginny.

Ultimately, Stanley must decide how much
he will accommodate the everyday lies, the
awkward truths, and the risks involved when
respectable adults behave badly—including
himself.

Humorous yet uncompromising, Back in the
Game is the story of rural America in the era
of globalization, a place where the old
clichés of country life no longer apply, but
the yearnings for connection, for community,
and for love still run strong.






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