Alexander, C: In The End

Alexander, Cullen Kit

ISBN 10: 1521167052 / ISBN 13: 9781521167052

Published by Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp, 2016

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Neuware - Karl Ferguson, Jr. doesn't find it easy to fit into the small county of King, Kentucky. He can't seem to stay out of trouble with the law. Given the choice to either join the military or go to jail, Karl Jr. joins the Air Force to pursue his dream of wealth while traveling the world. Meanwhile back home, the devoted, innocent, naïve Elaine Brown waits for Karl Jr. to return. Since she was 10-years-old, she's been in love with him even though he thinks of her as a child due to their difference in age. Time changes his thinking after he returns home years later in disgrace from a dishonorable discharge. He now sees Elaine as a woman and not the poor little girl from the head of a holler. He woos her and they soon get married. Unable to have children, she and Karl Jr. adopt two children, Richard and Kentucky Shine, who get to experience life in this small county of colorful characters. But even children are not enough to save a marriage.During their tumultuous marriage, the emotional strain and years of dealing with Karl Jr.'s infidelities and gambling end in a divorce, taking a dramatic emotional toll on Elaine's well-being resulting in an unstable parent with drinking problems and poor judgment who is severely depressed. Soon after the divorce, Karl Jr. begins a new family with the young teenage girl that helped end his marriage. His relationship with his adopted children grows more distant as he spends less time with them. As a result of their parents' issues, Richard and Kentucky Shine experience neglect and abuse leading them down a path of unstable relationships in their lives. However, regardless of what Karl Jr. has done, Elaine still secretly pines for and continues to love Karl Jr. in hopes that he will return to her one day.Decades pass after the divorce. Kentucky and Richard's lives mirror the impact of being raised by two broken parents. Just as things start to get better in their children's personal lives, Karl Jr.'s health declines. As Karl Jr. faces his own death, he looks for forgiveness .something he may never receive from his children. Within five years of their father's death, Kentucky Shine and Richard must decide again whether to forgive another dying parent who put her husband and self-loathing above them at a time in their lives when they needed her the most.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alexander, C: In The End
• Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1521167052
• ISBN 13: 9781521167052
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 21D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 544 grams

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Synopsis

King County, Kentucky native Karl Ferguson, Jr., doesn’t find it easy to fit in where he lives, as he's constantly in trouble with the law or his parents. Given the choice between joining the military and going to jail, Karl Jr. joins the Air Force to pursue his dream of wealth while traveling the world. Fate awaits Karl Jr., as the innocent, naïve Elaine Brown, ten years his junior, has fallen in love with him and is waiting for him to return home.

After returning home from a dishonorable discharge, Karl Jr. now sees Elaine as a beautiful woman, and not the poor little girl from the head of a hollow. He chooses to woo her, and they get married, but their marriage begins to unravel over time. Unable to have children, the couple adopts two children, Richard and Kentucky Shine, who get to experience life in this small county of colorful characters.

As time passes, the Ferguson’s tumultuous marriage steam rolls into overwhelming emotional strain due to Karl Jr.’s infidelities and gambling, leading to a divorce. This takes a remarkable toll on Elaine’s well-being, changing her happiness to gloom. Soon after the divorce, Karl Jr. begins a new family with the young teenage girl who helped end his marriage. Even though she is hurting from Karl Jr.’s choices, Elaine still secretly pines for and continues to love Karl Jr. in hopes that he will return to her one day. As Karl Jr.’s relationship with his adopted children grows more distant, Elaine becomes more unstable, and Richard and Kentucky Shine experience neglect and abuse, leading them down a path in their future relationships.

Decades pass after the divorce, and Karl Jr. now faces his own death, looking for forgiveness—something he may never receive from his children. Eventually, Kentucky Shine and Richard must also decide whether to forgive their mother, who put their father and her self-loathing above them at a time in their lives when they needed her the most. Life lessons, emotional pain, and the discovery of how to move forward are all that await any of us In The End.