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Artie's Fault A Laugh-out-Loud Love Story by Larry Kassell Copyright 2000 311 pages plus cover; 10 illustrations To achieve fifty years of age terrifies and gratifies all who go there. Just ask Artie Drawson. So who's Artie Drawson? He's mild-mannered Ozzie Nelson on testosterone overload. The protagonist of Artie's Fault is an even-tempered, reliable, adult diabetic, self-employed photographer who begins thishilarious novel sixteen days before his half-century milestone. Dottie - his wife of 28 years - high school sweetheart and every man's dream is going through the change and no longer craves the physicality they enjoyed during their baby-farming years. In the two weeks before his milestone birthday, Artie has contracted assignments in Alaska and Southern California where he meets several striking women attracted to the graying grandfather who perceives life differently through his camera's viewfinder? Will Artie remain true to Dottie, stick with his diabetic diet while foraging freeway food, be a positive role model for his teenage son, Marty, and his buddy Wedgie? Can Artie rally hundreds of feuding East and West Weevil citizens to avert a major earthquake in already cracked California? Will Dottie leave - or maim - him based on her "informant angel's" reports? These questions, and important issues like trust, fidelity, religion, communication, mentoring, adult diabetes, and what goes through a middle-aged man's mind are addressed as you laugh along with Artie's Fault - the most fun you'll have with your cheaters on. Just a few copies left at $14.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. |