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| A Slight Touch | 
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Category: EBooks
List Price: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 95139
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B0013ZCU2W
Publication Date: December 17, 2007
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Product 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 exist…
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A Book for People-Watchers December 1, 2008
Martha: A 50ish year old woman whose dreams long ago evaporated into monotony, until her sister sends her a bus ticket to L.A. to come watch her star in a play. Marc: A high-powered media seller forced to slum it on a bus after missing his flight to L.A. Emanuel: A young gay man heading to L.A. to escape the pain of a break-up with the man he thought was his true love. Three unrelated people who just happen to end up on the same bus...but is it as random as chance would have the reader believe?
A Slight Touch is a book for people-watchers; those of us that just enjoy watching other people and trying to imagine what they might be thinking. Its chapters alternate between these three characters and Miller, a seemingly harmless but slightly creepy security guard that finally crosses the line and begins a downward spiral into violence. Each chapter artfully brings the characters to life, and each character earns your undivided attention while he or she is center stage.
At a routine rest stop, Martha, Emanuel, and Marc all miss their bus and have to find alternative ways to get to L.A. As we watch each deal with what would seem to be nothing more than a minor nuisance, we learn that the bus they were all suppose to be on becomes involved in a fatal accident and all of the passengers died. As the book progresses, the story slowly transforms from a collection of separate tales involving the characters into an interwoven plot revealing how interconnected the characters actually are.
A Slight Touch is an intriguing read, and a recommended book for readers that enjoy character-driven narratives.
Angels by circumstance October 3, 2008
I was completely engrossed by the book. I was very interested to find out how it would turn out. I felt like I could hear the author's voice throughout, yet each section also had the distinct voice of the particular character. The book's larger idea, which is fascinating, is that angels are made by circumstance -- that we serve as angels for each other, often in ways that we do not expect or even perceive -- and that though we are interconnected in unpredictable and sometimes transitory ways, these connections are nonetheless profound.
Had me hooked September 19, 2008
The diverse and well though out characters drew me in, but by the end of the first "Act" I was completely hooked. I HAD to find out what was going to happen and what it was that connected all these people. A great plot and story and a fascinating message that makes you wonder what affect you have on others in your life. Great read!
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!
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