Butterfly's Child
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1615816585 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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QuantumWill said Another Chin Delight. From opera to horse opera, Alan Chin takes the reader on an exciting journey into the rough and tumble West in Butterfly's Child. In the early chapters, Chin uses his literary skill to make us feel the Zen of piano tuning, much as he did with tennis, in the Match Maker. But, he has a more difficult time exploiting that talent for the Zen of barren life on a dilapidated ranch. Bob Lind said Nail-biting suspense in an outstanding story of love and family. Middle-age is a time of change for Cord Bridger, a talented NYC musician who begun to give up on things his dreams to become a famous concert pianist, his secure but unfulfilling dead-end job at a piano factory, and a relationship that has made him feel more lonely and unloved by the day. He finds himself returning to his boyhood home in a small remote Nevada town - which h. "This gay romance has me completely under its spell. Love it!" according to Niki. Butterfly's Child is much much more than the usual gay romance. The story is captivating and I love the writer's style. The beginning of the story when Cord reacts so strongly to the opera Madam Butterfly and his inner peace as he tunes a piano in an isolated room tells us so much of this lonely character. I picked this up because it is a gay romance but end up more captivat
While back in the West to attend his grandmother's funeral, Cord Bridger uncovers two shocking revelations: his grandmother had a lesbian lover named Juanita; and he has a teenaged son named Kalin. With the help of Tomeo, a handsome Japanese veterinarian, Cord travels a gut-wrenching road of triumphs and tragedies to insure his son will survive the sinister violence of his past. Fate brings all three together, but to preserve his new family, Cord must leave his safe life in New York City behind to carve a living from the harsh ranch lands of Nevada. But as Tomeo becomes more than just a helpful friend to Cord, a new set of problems arise between Cord and Kalin that may threaten the happiness of them all.. To forge a life with Juanita and Kalin, Cord must first discover the dark secret burning a hole in Kalin's heart