Dinner with Lisa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780978454821)

In the disastrous economic times of the 1930s, Joseph Gaston, a young widower with four children, arrives in the small town of Philibuster seeking security for his family. Instead, he faces barriers everywhere. He does his best despite great adversity, but the strain of feeding and protecting his family whittles away his strength. Finally, destitution forces him to consider giving up his children in order to save them. Enraged by his situation, he attempts one last desperate act-on the night he learns about the mysterious Lisa. Heart wrenching, humorous and historically authentic, Dinner with Lisa incorporates the crucial issues of the depression: poverty, unemployment, drought and racism. In the midst of love and loyalty, trickery and despair, the ultimate message of the novel is one of hope and the courage to survive even the worst odds.

Author: R. L. Prendergast
ISBN-10: 0978454820
ISBN-13: 9780978454821
Publisher: Dekko Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2011
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner