The Innkeeper Tales: Modern-Day Canterbury Tales to Entertain, Enlighten & Empower
by John L Herman, Jr.
HSB Press (2007)
ISBN 9780979020407
Reviewed by Beverly Pechin for Reader Read (12/06)
One observe the book, "The Innkeeper Tales," and you know that you have return upon an institution that gives nothing however class. The hunter green hardcover, etched with gold lettering looks a shame to hide up; but, the attractive sleeve that takes the wear reiterates the classiness of the book itself.
Open the pages and enter a lifetime of complete relaxation as you meet the guests of the Abarcrombie Bed & Breakfast, while stranded in a winter storm that insists upon you staying one night longer.
Presented in a very fashion that produces the reader really feel sort of a guest in the B&B itself, you're gently introduced to many of the characters that have frequented the B&B over the years all while tucked away safely inside the walls of the Abarcrombie and served a nonstop flow of spectacular food and drink. The numerous characters you meet will show absolutely the diversity of characters the house itself serves. Starting with Enzo, the person who encompasses what work ethics once actually were and ending with the author himself, giving you an inside look of his own world.
Characters gather round the table to share their stories, some abundant a lot of flamboyant than others. You learn some typically very well-kept secrets because the characters open up to each different, knowing that this once-in-a-lifetime moment will never happen again and they will never have to truly ever save face with any of the other guests so why not tell it all. Nothing is held back as they easily let the stories of their life and dreams flow from their lips typically without care as to if it's being told properly and with taste. After all, this can be the $64000 world and their real life they are talking concerning and generally correct things do not very happen.
I found myself ready to shoot Randy, the terribly long winded businessman however each time I assumed I was going to lose my mind he came up with yet another twist in his long but fascinating story. Randy becomes the butt of some jokes as he continues his life long history, making you somehow appreciate him as abundant as the guests he's with seem to be told to do. The touching and romantic story of the innkeeper's step-son and his newlywed wife can finish the story with a smile. You may quickly appreciate their young love and determination as they work along to create the B&B a success. Laugh with Burt and sympathize with his wife as you hear about his escapades as a baseball team "owner," realizing that truth be told, no one might make up these stories!
Every story's character finds a place in your heart as you cheer him on to win this race known as life. Hardly a life state of affairs seems to own been missed because the characters share their story. You'll find a womanizer, a businessman, a romantic couple, an aging builder and so a lot of a lot of as you open the pages of this wonderfully written book. Canterbury Tales move over, you have got a a lot of modern and just as stylish competitor at your tail! Kudos to Mr. Herman, for employment well done, in his book "The Innkeeper Tales." And did I mention the ending? Let's just say it takes a little twist you were not precisely expecting!
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