BOOK BLURB
October 1987...
A small fishing village on the New Jersey coast is ready for the high school football game and an oncoming snowstorm
Willie Davidson... his mother left town when her husband died, leaving her son to fend for himself with winter approaching...
Frankie and Gary Paul... two cousins sharing a public works truck and looking for trouble...
April Schwartz... a lost teenage girl trying to prove how adult she is...
Billy Hunter... the police officer with a chip on his shoulder...
George Smith... an aspiring musician who just wants to play music and hang with his friends...
Jimmy Petrucci... a family man with a wandering eye that could get him in hot water...
Garrett Simms... the star quarterback for the North team, trying to keep his focus on the game...
These and more Belford residents are waiting for you!
Contemporary fiction novel. If you enjoyed Flagler Beach Fiction Series from the author you'll enjoy this book!
MY REVIEW
Welcome to Belford a small fishing village in New Jersey , circa 1987, where the biggest event in the town is the home town football game. This book follows the lives of a few of the people to live in the small town. Some have dreams of leaving and others have dreams of winning the big game. Others trying to grow up too fast and some that just want to have fun and play music . Their stories all coincide with the playing of the big game . But there is more to the story then just these people . There are also the old crickers that have stayed and made their lives better or just stayed on the west side. Who will be your favorite?
When I started this book I didn't know what to expect , and when I dived in I was hooked . The first chapter sucked me right in and kept me reading all night long . The stories are both funny and sad also. The characters are so diverse and remind me a bit of some of the people that I know. The kids that just are looking for trouble and the one that is trying to grow up too fast . These characters are so diverse and complex you will have your favourites and then you will have the ones you can't stand and really want to slap.
When you read Armand's work you are sucked into the pages . He paints a scene that will make you want more. His characters jump off the page at you and you start to care about them. This is a little bit of a more serious read then his Flagler Beach series . But it will be a great afternoon read at the beach or by the pool . You will enjoy the characters and love their stories . So why not take a trip down the road to Belford and have a cup of coffee and meet the regulars . I promise you will not be disappointed on bit .
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