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| A Slight Touch | 
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Category: EBooks
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 96660
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B0013ZCU2W
Publication Date: December 17, 2007
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Book Description
On a summer afternoon in Albuquerque, a bus departs for Los Angeles and three of the passengers, unfamiliar with one another, are unaware of how entangled their paths will soon become. Empty-nester Martha Gregory, lacking experience in a world beyond her husband and home in New Mexico, is lured by a pre-paid ticket to reconnect with her younger sister. Handsome media executive Marc Greensweig, deigns to return from a business trip by bus, fortified by the free pass to the top of the corporate ladder awaiting him at home. Emanuel Montoya, recent college grad fleeing a painful breakup, eagerly embraces the new life that beckons when offered a place to stay in West Hollywood. Meanwhile, simmering in L. A. is William Miller, a lonely security guard, fighting a losing battle to distance himself from the troubling voices in his head. As if guided by an unseen hand, each must respond to a crisis in which their actions will ultimately determine whether second chances really do exista€
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 Couldn't put it down! July 15, 2008
From the moment I picked up the book, I HAD to finish! I relished every new detail that was introduced about the characters and marveled at how their lives intertwined. It made me pause and consider that perhaps, there are fewer degrees than I ever thought between myself and, well, anyone I haven't met.
 Pulled me in from Chapter One! May 9, 2008
I was totally obsessed with the book from chapter one. The intersection and convergence of these diverse, well defined, multi-layered characters made this a book I could barely put down. Cherryholms is a great storyteller and his book is a rare combination of mystery, thriller, introspection and humor. It was fascinating to rediscover Los Angeles through the eyes of natives, as well as visitors - all alienated in some way, yet bonded by self-discovery. This should really be the summer "it" book of 2008!
a dizzying weave of style..... May 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a fascinating ride through the intangible intersections that cross through humanity. It grappled with human relevance in a spiritual way that I found to be neither dogmatic or partisan. Cherryholmes also structures the novel in a stylistic way that emulates the three act structure of theatre plays (which is the writing of his that I remember from years back). This analogy to the theatre works on several levels, creating reflexivity for both the characters and the audience. A great book with fascinating relationships between characters.
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