House That Jack Built

£4.99

House That Jack Built

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Author: Patrick Ford

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Language: English

Published by: Xlibris AU

Published on: 25th September 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 244 Kb

ISBN: 9781493103737


Introduction

This is the sequel to Drowning in Her Eyes. Jack and Susan return to the farm, where they tend the land, and their family increases. Jack still has an association with the army, and is involved in annual exercises with his battalion. Meanwhile, Muslim extremists plan to capture ships in the seas of south East Asia and hold them and their crews for ransom.

The Australian Encounter

Jack and his men stumble across a pirated ship in the wilds of northern Australia and foil the pirates. Their leader escapes and plans revenge for Jack's action. He attempts to kill one of Jack's men, but fails and escapes to Fiji. Eventually, he goes to the US, where he plots to blow up the Lincoln Memorial in an attempt to redeem himself and gain a place in Paradise. Along the way, he takes captive Susan and her children. But his plan fails, and he is killed by Jack.

The Family’s Struggles

This frantic action is conducted against a backdrop of the trials and triumphs of a farming family, battling drought and capricious markets, whilst building a business that proves successful because of the hard work and the dogged determination and resourcefulness of Jack and Susan.

The Twist

But the tale has a twist. Some of the extremists break out of jail in Sydney and set out to find and kill Jack and his family, and they very nearly succeed!

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