The Dogs of Balboa
by:
Rose Christo (author)
Michael Mirez witnesses a sexual assault and does nothing to stop it. Torn apart by guilt, Michael sabotages his own life, until one year later, when Michael unexpectedly crosses paths with the victim again. Michael is determined to make it up to Noah, a painfully shy Native American boy whose...
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Michael Mirez witnesses a sexual assault and does nothing to stop it. Torn apart by guilt, Michael sabotages his own life, until one year later, when Michael unexpectedly crosses paths with the victim again. Michael is determined to make it up to Noah, a painfully shy Native American boy whose only ambition is to travel into space. But Noah doesn't remember Michael; and Michael doesn't have the courage to refresh his memory. And behind Noah's attack lies a disturbing pastime with roots as old as America itself.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00LCA85I6
Publish date: 2014-06-26
Pages no: 345
Edition language: English
Not Christo's best, but it comes together in the end. The start of this book is a bit messy and repetitive, with Michael's self recrimination approaching the dreaded 'wallow' and not a whole lot happening, but after the gut punch of the Day of the Dead celebration it tightens up admirably. The chara...
I really love this writer's style and bought everything she published, but I did not finish two of her latest works, because I felt that they needed an editor. I of course had to get this one and I am really glad I did. This book reminded me of her "Gives Light" series, which was the reason I fell i...
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