The Innkeeper Tales: Fashionable-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've got come upon an establishment that gives nothing but class. The hunter green hardcover, etched with gold lettering seems a shame to hide up; however, the attractive sleeve that takes the wear reiterates the classiness of the book itself.
Open the pages and enter a life of complete relaxation as you meet the guests of the Abercrombie Bed & Breakfast, while stranded in an exceedingly winter storm that insists upon you staying one night longer.
Presented in a fashion that creates the reader really feel like a guest in the B&B itself, you are 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 Abercrombie and served endless flow of spectacular food and drink. The various 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 truly were and ending with the author himself, supplying you with an inside look of his own world.
Characters gather around the table to share their stories, some a lot of more flamboyant than others. You learn some usually very well-kept secrets as the characters open up to each other, knowing that this once-in-a-lifetime moment can never happen once more and that they will never must really ever save face with any of the other guests thus why not tell it all. Nothing is held back as they easily let the stories of their life and dreams flow from their lips sometimes without care as to if it's being told properly and with taste. When all, this is often the $64000 world and their real life they're talking regarding and generally correct things do not really happen.
I found myself prepared to shoot Randy, the very long winded businessman but each time I believed I was visiting lose my mind he came up with however 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 much because the guests he's with appear to learn to do. The touching and romantic story of the innkeeper's step-son and his newlywed wife will end the story with a smile. You'll quickly appreciate their young love and determination as they work together to make the B&B a success. Laugh with Burt and sympathize along with his wife as you hear about his escapades as a baseball team "owner," realizing that truth be told, nobody might build 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 situation seems to possess been missed as the characters share their story. You may realize a womanizer, a businessman, a romantic couple, an aging builder and so a lot of more as you open the pages of this wonderfully written book. Canterbury Tales move over, you have a more fashionable and simply 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 simply say it takes a very little twist you weren't precisely expecting!
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