Author Description

In his forties, Frankie Morris had everything a man could want - a beautiful wife, comfortable home, tenured professorship at a major university - but it was all ripped away when he discovered that his wife had been cheating on him with a younger co-worker.A Green Flash tells the story of how Frankie left everything behind to open a bar on the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua. Frankie struggles through one difficulty after another as he tries to establish a new identity in a foreign land. These include brushes with corrupt local authorities and the DEA, as well as numerous unforeseen misfortunes at his business.Colorful characters abound on the tiny island, but none have a bigger influence on Frankie than King Charles, the real-life king of a deserted island off of the coast of Antigua named Redonda.Intricately woven throughout the story are the almost mystical sightings of what is known as a green flash, which is a rare occurrence that happens just before sunset on the open sea. The ancients used to say that whoever saw a green flash would never again be betrayed in matters of the heart. This offers Frankie hope as he struggles to come to grips with his past and look toward his future.