Last Resort by Laurie Ryan

Last Resort by Laurie Ryan

At the end of his tether, a writer travels to Key West with his wife. She's hoping to cheer him up, but he's hoping for something more fatal.

Every schoolboy in America knows the work of Wilkie Walker. A pioneering naturalist, he won fame and fortune with his accessible nature books. But by the time he turns 70, his renown is nearly gone. Late at night, he sits up torturing himself with fears that his career was a waste, his talent is gone, and his body is shot through with cancer. His wife Jenny, 25 years younger than Wilkie, can tell only that he is out of sorts. She has no idea her husband is on the verge of giving up on life.

When Jenny suggests spending the winter in Key West, Wilkie goes along with it. After all, if you need to plan a fatal accident, Florida is a perfectly good place to do so. And when they touch down in the sunshine state, the Walkers find it's not too late to live life--or end it--however they damn well please.

Ryan, Laurie: - Growing up a devoted reader, Laurie Ryan immersed herself in the diverse works of authors like Tolkien and Woodiwiss. She is passionate about every aspect of a book: beginning, middle, and end. She can't arrive to a movie five minutes late, has never been able to read the end of a book before the beginning, and is a strong believer in reading the book before seeing the movie. Always a fan of happily-ever-after endings, romance was a natural genre for Laurie to gravitate to. She loves writing stories of stubborn, single-minded heroines who have to learn that everything is better when you're not alone. Imaginary worlds were a fact in Laurie Ryan's childhood. Not that she didn't have awesome family, even if she does have middle child syndrome. Wanting more, she explored the world in books, escaping into the creative worlds of Tolkien, Brooks, McCaffrey, and so many more. Currently, she's taking the opportunity to create her own world, where earth and humanity strive to coexist and create a better life for all, against odds that are never in their favor. Laurie lives in the Pacific Northwest with her handsome, he-can-fix-anything husband and their gray, seventeen-pound cat, Dude, who was rescued by some very bad men who were trying to throw him on top of a building roof as a small kitten. She has yet to write them in a villains in a story, but it will happen!

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ISBN 13	9781735877341
ISBN 10	1735877344
Title	Last Resort
Author	Laurie Ryan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	L&m Enterprises
Year published	2021-06-22
Number of pages	170
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.