| The Reel Hot Summer Contributor(s): Dodge, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1530408253 ISBN-13: 9781530408252 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5" W x 7.99" (0.72 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The summer's record-breaking heat in St. Lucie County, Florida, gets hotter when the Winthrop boys decide to open a porno movie theater in their old feed store. The Harley-riding evangelical minister, living just up the road with his naive wife and mischievous 3-year-old twins, objects and takes steps to stop it. But the Winthrops forge ahead, hiring carpenter Jed Hart, who has soon moved in with drug-smuggling Junior Winthrop's girlfriend. As the man on the ground, Jed faces off with local smut-smiters, county officials, state attorneys, and the Bible-thumping "Pint-Sized Preacher, the World's Shortest Evangelist." The story is set in 1980, when "Freaky Florida" was at its peak. Author Mary Dodge was a new resident at that time and a reporter for Scripps newspapers. The fictional story is inspired by real events the author covered, and gives a wonderful snapshot of life during the mounting invasion of retirees and families looking for low-cost homes in the sun. |