The Misbirth Contributor(s): Moffatt, D. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596301031 ISBN-13: 9781596301030 Publisher: Beachhouse Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6" W x 9" (1.17 lbs) 398 pages |
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Publisher Description: A pair of high school seniors are pressured into a blind date. They end up in the back seat of a car and pregnant. The mores of 50's Americana mandate they drop out of high school and marry. They have a baby girl. Both are emotionally unstable before meeting. A marriage in Hell only throws gasoline on already smoldering embers. Meanwhile, a young man gets brutally beaten up in an after school fight.He vows never to be humiliated again.He man enrolls in a martial arts school. During his freshman and sophomore years, he spends more time in the dojo than in the classroom. His prowess becomes lethal. However, it comes at a price. He is flunking out of high school. Home for Thanksgiving, a friend tells him how seriously his school takes its sports program. In particular, the Director of Admissions is a big wrestling fan. With help from his mother he secures an interview at that prep school. Impressed by his tryout, the Director of Admissions offers admittance, scholarship, and a personal tutor to help him prepare for the SAT's. The tutor is a twenty-seven year old Yale post grad then studying for her PhD in English Lit. When not in the dojo, the young man spends time with a senior who has taken him under his wing. The senior's older brother runs an illegal drug operation. The young man becomes ensnared in the world of dealing leading to a violent conclusion revealing surprise relationships among the actors. THE MISBIRTH" has been written for screenplay adaptation. |