The Swami's Arrow (Paperback)

Ralph C. Bowden

ISBN 10: 150556008X / ISBN 13: 9781505560084

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

About this Item

Paperback. Col. Tyler French, recently retired from the army and divorced from his wife in California, comes east and buys a concrete house on a Carolina barrier island. He hires a local girl to help him make it livable, and negotiates with the local backhoe operator to build a seawall to protect it against beach erosion. A history professor neighbor befriends Tyler and introduces him to the small, isolated beach community, the center of which is a lowlife bar owned by the backhoe man. As Tyler and the girl work together, he learns she has run away and is hiding from her oppressive preacher husband. A friendship blossoms into much more. The husband tracks her and takes her away while a hurricane bears down on the island, leaving Tyler distraught and in danger. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Swami's Arrow (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 150556008X
• ISBN 13: 9781505560084
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Col. Tyler French, recently retired from the army and divorced from his wife in California, comes east and buys a concrete house on a Carolina barrier island. He hires a local girl to help him make it livable, and negotiates with the local backhoe operator to build a seawall to protect it against beach erosion. A history professor neighbor befriends Tyler and introduces him to the small, isolated beach community, the center of which is a lowlife bar owned by the backhoe man. As Tyler and the girl work together, he learns she has run away and is hiding from her oppressive preacher husband. A friendship blossoms into much more. The husband tracks her and takes her away while a hurricane bears down on the island, leaving Tyler distraught and in danger.

About the Author

Ralph Bowden has been writing novels for 25 years, mostly for personal entertainment. The Swami’s Arrow is an early effort, the 5th of 20 (at last count). It is the fifth of Bowden’s novels, along with Mad Spirit Canyon; Hippie Cove; Saving Shadow Mountain; and Jane, Lizette, and the Beards, rendered into print. He’s self-published locally four short story collections. In real life, his day jobs have included boat builder, electrical engineer, history professor, home builder, alternative energy consultant, electrician, instructional designer, and technical writer.