The Autobiography of Thomas Moxley (Weasel Tom). Thomas was in his 'own' as an adventurer and hunter when the events of the Civil War engulfed his world and changed his life forever. He did not let the events change his moral character and took action to preserve his family and values. He did this in spite of the threats to his life, family and property. He took this challenge and enriched the lives of those around him and lived a full and rich life.
DURING THE VIOLENT 1920S IRISH LIBERATION WAR, TOM SUTTON BECOMES A SOUGHT-AFTER REVOLUTIONARY. AFTER HIS WIFE WAS VICIOUSLY ASSAULTED, RAPED AND MURDERED BY BLACK & TANS, HE LEAVES HIS HOMELAND, THINKING HIS SON ALSO SUFFERED THE SAME FATE. ARRIVING BY COINCIDENCE IN AFRICA, HE RELAPSES INTO ALCOHOLISM AFTER BEING BROKEN-HEARTED AND PENNILESS. BY A QUIRK OF FATE, A LITTLE GIRL WITH A BOWL OF SOUP BRINGS HIM BACK FROM A LIVING HELL. TOGETHER WITH THE GIRL HEIDI AND HIS ONLY FRIEND FROM THE LIBERATION WAR, THEY TRAVEL NORTH ON RHODESIAN RAILWAYS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN THE SMALL WORKING GOLDMINES, FINALLY ARRIVING AT MOSI-AO-TUNYA, THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS (VICTORIA FALLS). HE ADOPTS HEIDI AND BY VIRTUE OF HEIDI'S INHERITANCE FROM HER DECEASED FATHER THEY ARRIVE AT THE VAST TREK OF LAND KNOWN AS DEMBERRA. WITH THE HELP OF AN AFRICAN-FRIEND THEY EMBARK ON A NEW FUTURE. HOWEVER, VIOLENCE, REVENGE, AND DEATH PLAGUE THEM. IF TOM SUTTON'S LIFE WAS BROKEN OR HE FAILED TO CONFRONT IT DURING THE IRISH LIBERATION WAR, ONLY TIME WILL TELL. SUTTON'S STORY COVERS FRIENDSHIPS, ADVERSARIES, HIS CHILD'S WOMANHOOD, AND HER JEALOUSY WHEN MARIA ENTERS HIS LIFE. ONLY MOSI-OA-TUNYA WILL DETERMINE A CLIMATIC ENDING TO THEIR LOVE, LUST, ANGER AND REVENGE. THIS IS SUTTON'S STORY, OFTEN POIGNANT, OFTEN JOYFUL BUT AS BIG AND EXCITING AND EPICAL AS AFRICA ITSELF.
"A brilliantly written and totally original New World adventure" (Jean Craighead George), about two young men of the Northern Plains "who undertake a journey through unexplored wilderness to the tundra and back" ("The New Yorker"). Full color.
In the ruins of a haunted medieval abbey, four musicians hope to tap into the site's dark history—an experience that almost destroys them Thirteen years ago on a cold December night, a rock band called The Philosophers Stone gathered in the ancient ruins of an abbey to record their new album.The evening ended in bloodshed and death. Now, the tapes from that fateful recording session have been released as The Black Album, and the scattered members of the band know it's time for a reunion. Time to return to that dark December night—for one final performance.
