Swelter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781517698904)

I married the right brother. At least that's what I tell myself at night, when I stare at the ceiling and listen to the rhythm of the grandfather clock down the hall. It never feels like the mere passage of time, but a countdown towards something inevitable. Bobby Lightly is selfish, irresponsible, and careless. I haven't seen him since the day I married his brother. He slipped out during the wedding reception without a word. A year later, I heard Bobby was drafted to Korea. He never said goodbye. Never sent a letter. We had all come to terms with the fact that he was probably dead somewhere, either a victim of the war or its aftermath. That is, until in the midst of an unrelenting heatwave, he showed up at the doorstep of the house I lived in with his brother. Everyone thinks I'm cruel. Everyone thinks I should be easy on him. They think I don't understand him. They all think I hate him. But what no one understands is that it was Bobby who broke my heart. And I think he's back to do it again.

Author: Nina G. Jones
ISBN-10: 1517698901
ISBN-13: 9781517698904
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2015
Pages: 322
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.72d