Parent Imperfect

<p class=ql-align-justify><strong>Parent Imperfect the sequel to One-Match Fire tells the story of a man who was almost given</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>up for adoption another man who wishes he had been and the son who came to them because he</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>was.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>Parent Imperfect is a novel about the joys and sorrows of fatherhood as two men one an eager</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>father and the other a reluctant father face the challenges of raising their adopted son. One grows</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>emotionally aloof because he fears he cannot love a child who is not biologically his own. The</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>other battles severe depression yet knows he must remain the anchor for the little family. And as</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>the son grows and sees all of this he comes to doubt that he can ever truly belong or be worthy</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>of love.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>The boy finds solace in his grandparents his growing artistic talent which is haunted by</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>horizontal lines that reveal their profound meaning at the novel's climax his imaginary friends</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>who may not be so imaginary and the little cabin in the Ozarks where the men of the family have</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>always found peace with each other as they shed their defenses (as well as their clothes when</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>they skinny-dip) to find common ground. The novel culminates in a stolen car a brazen act of</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>vandalism to the beloved cabin the revelation of long-held secrets and what a fractious father</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>and son find may be the beginning of a deep and hopeful relationship. It is ultimately a love story</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>(with a hint of magical realism).</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>Parent Imperfect continues the saga of the Clark family in its newest generation welcoming an</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>important new character and saying goodbye to a beloved older one. It is a novel of resilience</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>hope and the unlikely ways people find to bind themselves to each other.</strong></p>