Tattered Portrait

Take a feisty aunt, an alcohol-laden father turned scripture-toting Mormon, a missing mother who abandoned the family years ago, a fun-loving sister with a mean right hook, and a prowling sensual ex-girlfriend from Ben's teen years, and mix them all together. The results are at times lighthearted and fun; at others, deeply touching. It's a contradiction of joy and sorrow, human drama and pure entertainment. Will Ben forgive his father? Will the two of them find civility? Will the sarcastic barbs ever be put back into their holsters? Will Ben's mother somehow make amends? Read this heartfelt humorous novel of family love and loathing and find out.