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Ohio, 1918. Young Philip Griffin lives a cheerless existence as a lowly (and lonely) warehouse worker. His only respite is found in the silent films, or "flickers" that he takes in weekly. Their colorful plots and swashbuckling adventures have lately begun to infiltrate his consciousness, to the point where he sees himself as the hero of his own personal good vs. evil fantasies. When a new, flesh-and-blood fantasy descends in the person of lovely Lucinda Styles, Philip's harmless diversions take a sinister--and violent--turn, for Lucinda is promised to a wealthy and dangerous thug, Edgar Bothwicke, who has no intention of stepping aside to allow youthful romance its due...
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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Ohio, 1918. Young Philip Griffin lives a cheerless existence as a lowly (and lonely) warehouse worker. His only respite is found in the silent films, or "flickers" that he takes in weekly. Their colorful plots and swashbuckling adventures have lately begun to infiltrate his consciousness, to the point where he sees himself as the hero of his own personal good vs. evil fantasies. When a new, flesh-and-blood fantasy descends in the person of lovely Lucinda Styles, Philip's harmless diversions take a sinister--and violent--turn, for Lucinda is promised to a wealthy and dangerous thug, Edgar Bothwicke, who has no intention of stepping aside to allow youthful romance its due...