The Weather House - Softcover

Eddey, Gary E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0985538635 ISBN 13: 9780985538637

Publisher: Gary Eddey, 2012

Synopsis

When three strangers arrive on Block Island, RI just months before the US enters WW1, suspicion fills the air. A close-knit family working together at the United States Weather Station doesn't trust these strangers -- for what turns out to be a very good reason. Even before the first murder occurs, the Weather House crew realizes they need back-up, but who can they trust? It becomes their burden to unlock these strangers' true objectives, which, if carried out, will decidedly change the course of our nation's history. With the family's two sisters at the center of the action, The Weather House -- equal parts international espionage, mystery, and history -- explores relationships and communication, motives, hidden agendas and loss, and the purpose of being. The greatest triumph of the author, beyond the story, is the creation of such memorable characters and the reader finds him/herself cheering the girls on as they help uncover why three strange men have suddenly appeared on their island. One of the sisters has had to overcome a significant physical disability as the result of an unfortunate accident. The author, a physician, has worked within the disabilities world and portrays the struggles and triumphs of these girls with aplomb. Set at a time when death and destruction are synonymous with an isolated island life, Block Island and its inhabitants become a metaphor for life in this classic American tale where the line blurs between villain and hero. Gary E. Eddey's debut novel shows that even a small island can hold a very big secret.

About this title

From the Author

I have created memorable characters in my debut novel, The Weather House, that address the issue of what does it mean to "matter."  Although highly suitable for all ages, this is an adult novel that explores a basic element of human existence while telling the story of an unlikely heroine.  This is the first of several books that will be written using the same characters.

About the Author

Born in New Jersey near the Hudson River and currently landlocked in Morristown, NJ, the author descends from several of the original Block Island settlers. His work has appeared in the Greenpoint (Brooklyn) Gazette, short story collections and numerous professional journals. Trained as a general academic pediatrician at New York Presbyterian Hospital, he is the Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack, NJ. Matheny is widely recognized as a special habilitation hospital for children and adults with a multitude of chronic neurologic disabling conditions including Lesch-Nyhan disease. It is also a teaching hospital of New Jersey Medical School where he is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and teaches bioethics and disability medicine in the third year Pediatric clerkship.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gary Eddey
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0985538635
• ISBN 13: 9780985538637
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 318