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Laughing Matter of Pain
Harry Rechthart
always knew how to laugh, but laughter can hide a lot of pain that’s drowned by
the bottle and good times. He grew up the joker in the early 1900s in
Cleveland, Ohio, but as he enters adulthood, conflict splits him. His once
close relationship with his brother, Erik, breaks as they come into their own
and Erik goes off to college. No longer under Erik’s shadow, Harry feels he
might finally shine and make others see him as someone to be proud of. Harry
finds an unlikely comrade who understands how he feels–his younger sister,
Hannah. Once free of high school, Harry and Hannah double date sister and
brother, Kat and Will Jones, attending wild, extravagant parties during the
years of Prohibition. Harry thinks he’s won at life–he’s found love in Kat, in
a good time, and in the bottle. But all the light goes out fast when Harry’s
alcoholism leads to disastrous consequences for him and Kat.
Harry thinks the joke’s on him now that he’s sunk lower than ever. He’s in jail. He’s pushed away his family. He’s a broken man, but in the darkest depths of a prison cell, there is hope. Can Harry rebuild his life and learn that true laughter comes from knowing true joy, or will he bury himself once and for all in this laughing matter of pain?
Harry thinks the joke’s on him now that he’s sunk lower than ever. He’s in jail. He’s pushed away his family. He’s a broken man, but in the darkest depths of a prison cell, there is hope. Can Harry rebuild his life and learn that true laughter comes from knowing true joy, or will he bury himself once and for all in this laughing matter of pain?
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Bio – Cynthia Hilston
is a thirty-something-year-old stay at home mom of three young kids, happily
married. Writing has always been like another child to her. After twenty years
of waltzing in the world of fan fiction, she finally stepped away to do her
debut dance with original works of fiction. Hannah's Rainbow: Every Color
Beautiful is her first original novel. She's currently working on more books.
Visit her website for more information.
In her spare time - what spare time? - she devours books, watches Doctor Who and Game of Thrones, pets her orange kitty, looks at the stars, and dreams of what other stories she wishes to tell.
In her spare time - what spare time? - she devours books, watches Doctor Who and Game of Thrones, pets her orange kitty, looks at the stars, and dreams of what other stories she wishes to tell.
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