Hoot 'n' Holler - Softcover

Claffey, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595504248 ISBN 13: 9780595504244

Publisher: Iuniverse Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Two women, in their mid-fifties, seek adventure and a new career. They become women truckers. They live the issues of aging and re-invention; in the male-dominated trucking industry, issues of discrimination. Sally Tremaine, a divorcee, and Dixie O'Donnell, a widow, have each already achieved success in their lives: Sally as a businesswoman and cattle rancher; Dixie as a wife and mother. They seek someting more. After undergoing training for their commercial driver licenses, they purchase an eighteen-wheeler, and adopt the handle, "Hoot 'N' Holler."Sub-characters include a young trucker, Slim Perkins, and his love interest, Alexis Stephenson, an opera apprentice. There is Doc Morgan, who gives up a medical practice to become a trucker, and Vicky Lovato, his secretary. Ace Hennessy, represents a volatile force in opposition of women truckers.If you-or someone you know-is considering the purchase of a rocking chair for retirement, purchase and read Hoot 'N' Holler instead.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Claffey interviewed numerous truckers (men and women) in developing this story of Sally Tremaine and Dixie O'Donnell (Hoot 'N' Holler). In addition to spending time in a rig, he visited truck stops across the United States, including the famed Iowa 80 Truckstop. Tom and his wife, Sylvia, live in Santa Fe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0595504248
• ISBN 13: 9780595504244
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152