JENKIN's POWER |
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| Author:
| Aark-Bennett, Saaskia |
| Series title: | Saaskia's Search Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5306-7640-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.97 |
Book Description:
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Three (the fourth one resists!) unique and capable women are under the despotic JENKIN's thumb until he suffers a massive stroke which rather upsets the balance as he struggles to maintain his hold on them.The action centers around Jenkin's fine RIVER HOUSE overlooking the bucolic Sa#65533;ne river near Macon, where he reigns supreme over YVETTE, his long-term mistress. She's attractive and cultivated,so why won't he marry her? His brother JACK arrives, escaped from a war zone with his...
More DescriptionThree (the fourth one resists!) unique and capable women are under the despotic JENKIN's thumb until he suffers a massive stroke which rather upsets the balance as he struggles to maintain his hold on them.The action centers around Jenkin's fine RIVER HOUSE overlooking the bucolic Sa#65533;ne river near Macon, where he reigns supreme over YVETTE, his long-term mistress. She's attractive and cultivated,so why won't he marry her? His brother JACK arrives, escaped from a war zone with his wife SASKIA who sees JENKIN for the despot that he is. His niece, the hard-headed twenty-year-old CARMINE, is capably managing his business interests. She'd like to amalgamate them (and herself) with the racey DAVID's Property Development company. When JENKIN is floored by a series of strokes, SYLVIE, by her prompt action, saves his life, but he develops a brutal love/hate fascination for this happily-married young sculptress, resulting in his repeatedly calumniating and harassing her. The intrigue is in how each woman reacts to Jenkin's changing circumstances and abilities - and, as a matter of fact, did one of them plot to kill him? JENKIN'S POWER carries one through Saaskia Aark-Bennett's strongest social commentaries to date - situations which many of us may ourselves recognize - but could we deal with them as these heroines do? As JENKIN remarks, "I didn't need YVETTE upsetting the applecart. If I hadn't cracked my head, we might be married by now. I thought she'd be back, of course. It's human nature to not want change. CARMINE's a sharp kid, saw the writing on the wall with Real Estate and with that shark DAVID. Good luck to her."