Equal And Opposite Reactions

<p><strong>A rollicking good yarn. -R. Bruce Logan author of <em>Finding Lien</em></strong></p><p>Set in working-class Northeast Philadelphia and told in urban voices <em>Equal And Opposite Reactions</em> tells of the chain of events that unwinds when Sally Miller a newly divorced financially and emotionally struggling young mother and Silvio Jablonski a broken-hearted plumber who shows up to fix Sally's toilet learn to their shock that they have something strangely in common.</p><p>Sally and Silvio's discovery leads them down an emotional rabbit hole where their lives―and hearts―become entwined while they navigate a constellation of characters including Sally's ex-husband an over-extended real-estate manager equally under the thumb of a mafiaesque South Philadelphia salvage yard operator and his mother; Silvio's seductive sexually manipulative ex-wife; a young family of undocumented Nicaraguan immigrants and the socially-conscious African-American lawyer who becomes their advocate.</p><p>Followed by <em>Hail Mary</em> and <em>Tropical Depression</em> <em>Equal and Opposite Reactions </em>is the first book of a trilogy of poignant comedies that together weave a continuing tale about human relationships and contemporary social issues.</p>