Don Juan in Hankey, PA
by Gale Martin
- “Don Juan” perfectly captures our own faults, those of ambition, greed, lust and naivety, and makes us laugh at our own self-importance. This book strikes a human chord in such a comical way that I couldn’t put it down. A wild and funny must-read! – Ginger Marcinkowski, Amazon Reviewer
- Hold onto your libretti! Gale Martin takes opera, and mayhem, to new heights in her laugh-out-loud, rollicking, confection of a novel. One part romance, one part mystery, DON JUAN IN HANKEY, PA will sweep you off your feet. You won’t want to put it down!” – Nina Solomon, author of THE SINGLE WIFE
In the small town of Hankey, Pennsylvania, a dramatic and quirky set of characters convene to save their failing opera house. Coming together for a common cause, a lonely divorcee, an heiress to a ketchup franchise, a nearly 30 year old virgin, a flamboyant balloon impresario, a loyal ghost, and three dachshunds try to set aside their own drama to stage the great Don Giovanni. When a sexy and promiscuous Argentine gaucho enters the picture, can the dysfunctional group hold it together long enough to get the production on stage? Set against the backdrop of opera, this is a delightfully humorous story of lust, love, and haunting that will not soon be forgotten.
About the Author
Gale Martin’s work has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Duck & Herring Company’s Pocket Field Guide, The Giggle Water Review and in several anthologies. Recent accolades include first- place in short fiction from the 2009 Writers-Editors International and Scratch writing competitions and a Pushcart Prize nomination. Gale has a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Wilkes University. She lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which serves as a rich source of inspiration for her writing.
Gale is an accredited reviewer for Bachtrack, an online site featuring classical performance, and she hosts Operatoonity.com, a blog about opera, and can also be found at her author website Galemartin.me.
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