Quintet by Hugh Aaron

Quintet: Doctor Banner's Garden: Family Agendas: Ambition: The Ultimate Success: A Son's Father, A Father's Son

by Hugh Aaron

A collection of five novellas: Doctor Banner's Garden: A retired elderly professor, whose life is coming to a close, and her female cohort are rejuvenated when three young college students enter their lives. Family Agendas: A Jewish son is tricked into taking over the family business in a ruse to break up his relationship with a Catholic girl. A story about generational conflict, aging and letting go. Ambition deals with racial prejudice in business, the seeking of power, and liberal hypocrisy. Can business overcome black and white prejudice in our greater society? The Ultimate Success: A businessman, well respected in his community, commits fraud, bringing disgrace on himself and his family. A tale of self-destruction. A Son's Father, a Father's Son: A Tale of Two Wars is about the tragic consequences wrought by war on an American family concerning events during WWII and Vietnam.

Language: English

ISBN: 9781622490608