full screen
Home > Fiction > Classic fiction > Be Home By Dinner
Be Home By Dinner

Be Home By Dinner


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



International Edition


About the Book

A haunting, suspenseful saga that combines a Gen X romance, a splintered coming of age American portrait and the fallout of a madman.

1986: In quaint Oreland, PA, Garvey Nolan has it all-friends galore, a tomboy crush, Emma O'Sullivan, and a loving family. They provide Garvey an escape from Kratz Kova, the town's "mayor" and golf pro who lures kids with his yellow sports car.

When Garvey and his buddies' hobby of daytime mischief isn't enough, they sneak out at night and take it up a notch. But they aren't the only ones roaming the darkness. There, Garvey witnesses the horrific hobbies of Kova.

Threatened with violence and blackmail, Garvey aims to escape Oreland with Emma. But is there a better way to get rid of Kova for good?

Taking place from 1978 through 1993, Be Home By Dinner explores the last generation of kids to grow up without ubiquitous internet access. Void of smart phones and surveillance cameras everywhere, they roamed free. No app tracked their footsteps. Communicative technology was a pay phone and the monsters of mankind lingered -- difficult to prove.

Be Home By Dinner questions whether misbehavior is a perpetual need that can't be severed after childhood. And wonders what constitutes it going too far.

==================================

Reviews

"Sentimental nostalgic meets a chilling suspense story." - Louis S.

"This great book by C. Franke demonstrates that this town is straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting." - Bernie G.

"Girls, mischief, and social anxiety are all there, setting the tone of a world lived parallel to, but inexorably leading to, that of adults." - Paul C.

"If you grew up in the late 70s/80s, you will love this book." - Stef S.

"Great read and highly recommend to Gen X and their kids in high school and or college." - PJ W.

"It's well written & heckuva story that follows a kid as he grows up and lives life while maintaining a certain naivete as to why what he's doing keeps getting him into trouble..." - Pas N.

"The author has a knack for weaving together a well-paced narrative with rich details from a bygone era. Highly recommended!" - Kathleen P.

"I devoured this fine, engaging book in four sittings." - E. M. S.

"The author captures the myriad of routes to adulthood exceptionally well with ease of reading." - - Raymond F.

==================================

Back Cover Description

A Catholic schoolboy, Garvey Nolan, befriends locals and becomes smitten with his next door neighbor, Emma O'Sullivan. Innocent pranks escalate amongst his friends. With reluctance, Garvey embraces trespassing and desecration, sacrificing morality for bonded friendships. The boys explore towns by bike and car, void of their parents, with the sole covenant of returning home for dinner.

But then, they sneak out at night. Shady Creek Country Club's golf course becomes the ultimate playground and hideout, a stage for mischief that blurs into malice, acres of lush land void of supervision.

A golf pro from Shady Creek, Kratz Kova, weaves a sinister presence through Garvey's life. Kova's dark intentions are revealed and progress as Garvey enters manhood.

Influenced by the healing power of music, Garvey strives to end what he has become, even at the risk of losing the devotion of his peers. He craves an escape from Oreland with Emma, far from the blackmail stranglehold of Kova. But can he truly break free?


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781092418898
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 340
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 109241889X
  • Publisher Date: 19 Apr 2019
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 548 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Be Home By Dinner
Independently Published -
Be Home By Dinner
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Be Home By Dinner

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Booksbay (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Booksbay, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Booksbay (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Booksbay a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Booksbay may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Booksbay's sole discretion. Booksbay reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Booksbay's website that Booksbay deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Booksbay does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Booksbay to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Booksbay reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Booksbay, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Booksbay, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!