LADY of the ISLAND
by
DARYL ATWOOD
ABOUT the BOOK
LADY of the ISLAND
Angela Montoya is a lady in all senses of the word. She works as a hostess in The Black Horse Bar in the Philippines. One marriage to a wealthy American turned disaster, she longs to find another American that will rescue her from a life of dismal poverty. When Angela met Pete, she was shocked by the unanticipated impact of true love.
She can’t help but follow in her mother’s footsteps when she finds herself with child. Five years after Angela drove her true love Pete away and 8,000 miles from home, she finds herself on trial for murder.
ABOUT the AUTHOR DARYL ATWOOD
He was raised in Spokane Washington and spent 4 years in the U. S. Navy. While serving as a Sea/Air Crewman, flying in the Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King helicopter, he has 3 rescues. He also survived when the helicopter he was flying in crashed attempting land aboard the U.S.S. Providence (CLG-6). Subic Bay naval station and the city of Olongapo in the Philippines was a frequent port of call for the U.S.S. Coral Seas (CVA-43) during Daryl’s 2 West-Pac deployments aboard her. Although fiction, his novel “Lady of the Island”, written from experience, is set in that time and those places.
Daryl’s future plans include 2 books in the Family Saga of the “Lady of the Island”. First will be the prequel set in the Philippines starting in the time of WWII. The second is a sequel and will be primarily in Phoenix, Arizona. He has written or is writing other books so far unpublished.
REVIEWS
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"The author paints beautiful pictures through his descriptive writing style. I could tell this story was told through knowing eyes.
His characters were very colorful, not in the least of which were his main characters, Pete and Angela. Their strength, integrity, and generosity made it a pleasure to take this adventure with them.
His use of flashback gave dimension to his characters as well. At a point in the story that you wanted to know about the individuals he took you back in their lives to explain how they got to this point and gave you a glimpse as to their motivations.
I could see this playing out quite nicely on the big screen. ... maybe an indy film???"
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"Amazing read, written beautifully that takes readers to the beautiful but sometimes harsh life in the Philippine's. My father was stationed here during world war II so I found this great read even more compelling. The author has combined fiction and fact in an amazing combination with characters that jump off the page as the reader's are lucky enough to follow the journey. The author knows how to tell an amazing tale and readers will want to read this well written book over and over again."
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