Willow's Run
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Narrated by:
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Robert Bockstael
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Written by:
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Robert Bockstael
A woman on the run from her sadistic husband in a stolen million-dollar motor home is trapped in a small town.
This debut novel gives new meaning to the phrase "strong female protagonist" and guarantees to satisfy anyone looking for action, mystery, and unforgettable characters.
Meet Alcima "The Willow" Willoughby. Olympic volleyball player. Six foot six in socks.
After a crippling injury on the volleyball court causes the US to lose gold at Beijing, Alcima’s life spirals into addiction and an abusive marriage. In a rare moment of clarity, she escapes.
In her husband's $2,000,000 RV.
Almost across the country and out of his grasp, Alcima is stopped for a minor traffic infraction. When she pulls off the road, the massive motorhome rolls over, setting off a chain of events that conspire to trap Alcima in a nearby small town during a week of violent rainstorms.
Holed up in an abandoned campground, hunger forces Alcima to venture out, where she meets a local librarian, Booker Thompson. Attracted by Alcima’s fearless nature and offbeat humor, Booker enlists a few of his close friends to help her hide from the dangerous man hot on her trail.
Booker leads Alcima on a harrowing journey to his secluded island, where they tumble into an intense affair. But she soon discovers an even worse fate than being found by her revenge obsessed husband. Uncovering long buried secrets about the town—and Booker—she is inexorably drawn down into a terrifying subterranean world where she comes face-to-face with her fears and her one tragic physical flaw.
Ultimately, she is betrayed, and there is only one thing she can do.
Run.
©2022 Robert Bockstael (P)2022 Robert BockstaelRobert knocked this one out of the park on his debut novel.
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As it was, listening to it on Audible, I couldn’t wait to wake up and start it playing until the final scene, it was that riveting.
The characters were very unique, definitely not the kind of characters that are cookie cutter, especially the main one, Alcima Willoughby, aka Willow.
I asked the author if there will be a sequel, because in my opinion it needs another Willow story, and he said although it’s not currently in the works, it doesn’t mean there won’t be one somewhere in the future.
So now I have added Robert Bockstael as one of my favourite Canadian authors, next to Mary Lawson and Ann-Marie MacDonald.
Highly recommend it, a ‘must read/listen’!
Great debut book!
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A suspenseful collision of characters
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Riveting and superb!
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Great narration by the author
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