Jude Calohan has been keeping his head down for years. In the quiet town of Bower Bliss, Texas, he has tried to be a good man, a good father, tried not to think too much about his relationship with his own father ... and yet despite this, in the gentle autumn of an uneventful year, Jude Calohan soon finds his relationship with both his eldest child and his own identity as a father called into question.<br><br>Amidst the sleepy apple groves of small town America, will Jude Calohan be able to keep his family together while his eldest child Charlie discovers the confidence to make one of the biggest choices of their young life?

Love Among Strangers

“Now,” Sam said, breaking through his thoughts, “I better get inside and sort things out.”


He offered a wave, stopped, and offered Jude a further grin.


“I don’t think I gave you my full name. I’m Sam Rabbinovitch. Well, Rabbi Rabbinovitch, if you want to get technical, but you know, sometimes it’s easier to talk without getting official about it.”


“Rabbi Rabbinovitch, that’s a fitting name.”


“It is what it is. What’s that saying you folks are fond of? The Lord works in mysterious ways.”


Jude nodded and flicked his cigarette to the ground.


“Now that I can certainly believe,” he agreed.


And with a wave, Rabbi Samuel Rabbinovitch dug his hands in his pockets and made his way across the parking lot, whistling merrily as the sun set before him.


The music resonated in loud bleating protests of shuddering bass.


Chapter 36