I Ran to Alva - Softcover

Martin, Jack Randy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1490420525 ISBN 13: 9781490420523

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Three people from different backgrounds, histories and parts of the country fled their past mistakes and found themselves in Alva, a small town in northern Wyoming. As time unfolds, their lives begin to intermingle with each other and with the residents. Would their secrets remain hidden, allowing them to carry on with their peaceful existence? Some secrets in life come about as a result of bad decisions, some as bad luck and some as bad influences. Follow along with the two obvious characters in their not-so-obvious journey and watch as their interaction with the surprise third character causes a dramatic turn in their lives and the little town.

About this title

About the Author

Jack Randy Martin's life experiences allow him to bring a wide variety of personalities, places, occupations, relationships and hobbies into his stories and characters. He was born in Texas, raised in the wilds of Upper Michigan, schooled in Ohio and has lived his adult life in California. In this journey, he has worked as paperboy, ice cream server, tour guide, truck stop attendant, pipeline worker, radar/avionics engineer, limousine chauffeur, computer software engineer and author. He is an adoptee and a cancer survivor, married 25 years with 5 children, 5 cats, 4 dogs, 3 sheep, 2 goats and a dove. Somewhere between career and family, he has managed to be a motorcycle racer, marathoner and triathlete. His love for motorcycles led him to become a columnist for Examiner.com where he has published more than 200 articles. His first novel, I Ran to Alva, is the culmination of an idea that took 15 years to transpire, though he actually wrote it in one month. Each of his stories covers a diverse range of places, people and events, but one common underlying theme. For one story that theme will be guilt, for another forgiveness and another perseverance. These and other core sentiments live in the heart of every human being, rich or poor, young or old, male or female, atheist or believer, to a greater or lesser extent and it is the exploration of these core sentiments that comprise the foundations of Jack Randy Martin's stories.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1490420525
• ISBN 13: 9781490420523
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230