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New Jerusalem News

A Novel

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New Jerusalem News

By: John Enright
Narrated by: J. Paul Guimont
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The summer season on Cape Cod is over - now it's time for the real fun to begin. Dominick is always just passing through. He is a professional houseguest who follows the sun and the leisure class from resort to resort. But this winter he lingers on a quaint New England island and, in spite of his best intentions, becomes involved in the travails of his eccentric geriatric hosts. An environmental protest against a proposed liquid natural gas terminal turns ugly, and by accident and happenstance Dominick becomes a mistaken suspect in terrorist bombings. But New Jerusalem News is really about its characters - the plot is just to keep them busy as we get to know them. None of them is young - these are white-bearded men and blue-coiffed women busy with aging, dementia, and ungrateful children. But Dominick strives to float above it all in a life of itinerant escape. A New England comedy of sorts, on another level New Jerusalem News is an extended meditation on history, identity, and what it means to drift.

©2015 John Enright (P)2015 Audible, Inc. Cosy Mystery Comedy Suspense
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Lots going on throughout the story. Kept me interested right to the end. Some great characters

Although a long story, it was thoroughly enjoyable.

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