The Cost of Doing Business: A Novel

By John S. Tarlton

Book Overview

Diane Morris, 33, a divorced single parent, balances work and home responsibilities as she drives Louisiana's rural highways to negotiate oil-drilling rights with a feisty widow, a black farmer and a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882593421
• ISBN13: 9781882593422
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Bridge Works
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

A compelling, character-driven story

John Tarlton's The Cost Of Doing Business is the story of a divorced single mother, caught in a web of patriarchal intrigue within the Louisiana oil industry. Seeking to balance the demands of her job with the needs of her 12-year-old son and her recently widowed father, she becomes entangled in a singularly bitter and dangerous controversy. As her father and son read the ancient Greek myths together, she learns what it means to be a hero in the modern day. The Cost Of Doing Business is a compelling, character-driven story.