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The Asphalt Carpet Kindle Edition

by Dwayne Fry (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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Daniel Pellegrino is separating from his girlfriend of seven years, maybe for good, and traveling from Denver to Vermont to stay with a pen pal. Along the way, Daniel wrestles with questions about his long-term relationship with Camden, a love that once felt solid, right and good, but now is tainted with indifference from Camden. What went wrong? Can they rekindle what they had?

Daniel begins to learn things about Audrey, his pen pal, things that cause him to question who she really is. Is anything she told him about herself true? Can he trust this friend or is she setting him up for some kind of sick joke?

The road is dotted with adventures and colorful characters, including a pompous professor, a friendly street musician and a hulking escapee from a mental ward.

In the end, Daniel will find the love he is looking for, but it will not come in a way he expected.

Loosely based on the experiences of the author while traveling by bus.
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    118 pages
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    English
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  4. Publication date
    October 17, 2014
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OMVGD40
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 17, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 278 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 118 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Dwayne Fry

Dwayne Fry

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A jack of all genres and Master of None, I like to dabble in writing most anything that suits my current fancy.

'Though I've been writing since age eleven, I hadn't bothered to publish anything until a few years ago, starting with my short story "Old Pops' Last Beer". Since that time I've put out a few dozen short stories, along with a few novellas.

I consider my first published novel, "Rave On" to be a fiftieth birthday present to myself, having shoved it into the public eye on that semicentennial landmark. I often refer to it as a "magical, musical, romance".

My second novel is "Suckers & Rogues", a coming-of-age saga set in the mid-eighties in which I examine teenage angst.

My third novel, which should be out by summer of 2022 is untitled at the moment. It is a paranormal mystery / horror about a group of ghost hunters exploring the secrets of an abandoned kiddie theme park.

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Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars A bus ride is good for the soul
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2015
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This seemed to be a bit of a departure from Mr. Fry's normal plots. Normally the main characters blend in a little bit, forcing the plot itself to become the main character that I fall in love with. In The Asphalt Carpet's case, we are given Daniel, a less than admirable guy who I kind of wanted to smack a few times.

I enjoyed the setting of the bus and the sense of claustrophobia it caused, in the sense that Daniel couldn't escape from the conversations he was forced to participate in.

In the end it almost seemed to be a coming of age story as Daniel pieces together information about the pen pal he's traveling to meet and his past relationships.

Very well done. Very enjoyable. Very Mr. Fry.
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