Content: unconventional romance
Related Tags: Coming of age, Off-beat, Summer, Quirky, Nantucket, Self discovery, Slacker, Angst.
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 | Rudie Can't Fail | Spazmo Jones | Novel | Literary Fiction | 10 | n/a | Sep 2, 2008 |
Summary:RUDIE CAN'T FAIL - An off-beat comic drama exploring contemporary morals of characters marginalzed by society.
Dumped by his girlfriend and forgotten by his father, slacker Rudie Chikauski spins into a summer odyssey on the island of Nantucket where run-ins with freaky locals and a love affair with an older woman teach him to become the man he’s never had the courage to be - himself.
Rudie outsmarts a misguided carpenter and a salty Public Works supervisor to earn the painting contract at the island rest home. He also earns the love of Jule, the Home’s laundress, who has her own challenges to face including a distant husband, a fortieth birthday, and an illness she can’t fight alone.
With the help of three friends and the Home’s resident elders, Rudie matures with the summer coming face-to-face with rival painters, proud nudists, raging bonfires, serious crunchers (big waves), and potential death by crucifix. At summer’s end, he makes a decision that will complete his transformation and point the way to new beginnings.
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