by Janis Owens
8. Janis Owens’ second book is Myra Sims, which tells the same story as My Brother Michael, but from Myra’s point of view. Do you think this is a good idea? If you haven’t read Myra Sims, how do you think Myra will tell her story? If you have, compare how it differs from Gabe’s telling of it.
Here are some other books from Pineapple Press on related topics. For a complete catalog, write to Pineapple Press, P.O. Box 3889, Sarasota, Florida 34230-3889, or call (800) 746-3275. Or visit our website at www.pineapplepress.com.
Myra Sims by Janis Owens. In the sequel to My Brother Michael, we learn the story of Michael’s wife, Myra, in her own flat Louisianan drawl as she evolves from voiceless victim to triumphant survivor. A rare literary opportunity to experience the same story from a diferent character’s perspective.
Adventures in Nowhere by John Ames. A boy in 1950s’ Florida wrestles with adult problems and enjoys the last days of his boyhood in a place called No-where—sometimes fearing for his sanity as his family falls apart and he watches a house change shape across the river.
Secrets of San Blas by Charles Farley. Things are not always as serene as they seem in the little Florida Panhandle village of Port St. Joe. In the 1930s, a grisly murder out at the Cape San Blas Lighthouse drags old Doc Berber, Port St. Joe’s only general practitioner, into a series of intrigues that even he can’t diagnose. Entangled in the search for the killer and drawn into the arms of the victim’s widow, the good doctor wrestles with a murderer as well as his own conscience.
Secrets of St. Vincent by Charles Farley. The second book of the Secrets trilogy, following Secrets of San Blas. When bluesman Reggie Robinson is wrongly arrested for the gruesome murder of Sheriff Byrd “Dog” Batson, old Doc Berber and his best friend, Gator Mica, a half-breed Seminole Indian, mount a quixotic search for the real killer on savage St. Vincent Island. If they survive the frightening adventure, they’ll return with the shocking secrets that will shatter the town’s tranquility forever.
Delusional by Terry Lewis. Ted Stevens’ new client is a mental patient who is either a delusional, psychotic killer or an innocent man framed for the murder of his psychologist—or maybe both. Ted needs to uncover the truth quickly. His life, and that of his family, will depend on it.
