Truth Dexter

By Sidney McCall and Mary McNeil Fenollosa

Book Overview

Truth Dexter is a novel written by Sidney McCall. The story revolves around the life of the protagonist, Truth Dexter, who is a young man living in New York City. Truth is a successful lawyer who has just made partner at his law firm. He is engaged to a beautiful woman, Constance, and everything in his life seems to be going well.However, Truth has a secret that he has been keeping from everyone. He is haunted by the memory of his childhood friend, Jack, who died in a tragic accident when they were teenagers. Truth blames himself for Jack's death and has been struggling with guilt ever since.As Truth tries to come to terms with his past, he meets a mysterious woman named Miriam who seems to know more about him than she should. Miriam is a painter who is working on a portrait of Truth, and as they spend more time together, Truth begins to open up to her about his past.As the story unfolds, Truth's relationship with Constance becomes strained, and he begins to question whether he truly loves her or if he is just trying to live up to society's expectations. Meanwhile, Miriam's presence in his life becomes increasingly important, and Truth finds himself drawn to her in ways he never expected.Truth Dexter is a thought-provoking novel that explores themes of love, guilt, and identity. It is a compelling read that will keep readers engaged until the very end.1902. With frontispiece. The novel�������s action is set at the close of President Cleveland�������s second administration. The story begins: Oh, you�������re going away, on business, to the South That will mend matters. Gossip, likely enough, will forget all about us before you return. There�������s always something happening. With a little exaggerated sigh of relief, she threw herself back among the gilt-embroidered cushions. When do you start? Her visitor, a stern and handsome man of about thirty-five, seemed to resent a situation which gave his departure such suspicious interest. He turned his face until it showed a sharp profile, and fixed his gaze upon a fat, hybrid Buddha of new brass, which squatted in an opposite corner.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1417937246
• ISBN13: 9781417937240
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"