Content: speculative fiction
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 | (2010 version) THE HOPE STORE | worldbeat99 | Novel | Literary Fiction | 12 | n/a | May 14, 2010 |
Summary:NOTE: THIS IS AN OLD, OUTDATED VERSION OF THIS NOVEL. PLEASE SEE THE 2012 VERSION I'M ENTERING FOR THE STRONGEST START CONTEST.
STORYLINE: There is a new store in town. It's the first store ever to sell hope over the counter. With record unemployment, home foreclosures, and cluster suicides -- the store couldn't open at a better time. Luke Nagano is the inventor of The Hope Store. Jada Upshaw is one of his first customers. Amidst a deluge of seekers and cynics, scientists and naysayers -- a cynical journalist sets out to infiltrate the store. He wants to discover if The Hope Store is a scientific breakthrough, or a brazen scam to profit off the hopeless. On top of this, the store's investors give Luke just six months to turn a profit. But Luke has some ideas of his own to ensure that his dream store flourishes. A magic-realist tale set in the new millennium where anything can -- and often does -- happen.Chapters: |
