The Connection - John F. Hill

The Connection - John F. Hill

John F. Hill

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  • Pages · 352 pages
  • Publication Date · 12/10/2026
  • Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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`The Connection' is a sensitively executed storythat swings smoothly and widely between happiness and despair, between thepast, the present, and the future. A love story with a twist and one thatsparkles with hope and charm. �It's the summer of 2005, and a heatwave isgripping the town of Abervernon. Cheryl Williams is in her late twenties andfeels that her life is unfulfilled and going nowhere. �Her connections to her family, her hometown, andher unreliable partner, Darren Owens, all play a part in prompting Cheryl toquestion where she is headed in life. The town is feeling the heat, and Cherylfeels as though she is suffocating too. �

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