The Lawnmower Club - Paperback

by Randy Evans (Author)

Leo Zitzelberger's well-ordered paradise plunges into chaos when Liza Fitting, an overzealous social worker, tries to funnel him into Mallard Pond, a retirement home that Leo regards as a death sentence. As a clever countermeasure, he buys a bankrupt golf course and sells memberships to other grass-cutting fanatics who have lost their homes and yards. Few people want the former repo man to succeed, including Hazzard Pembrook, a third-generation resorter, who would restore the club as a bastion of the rich, and a rogue Wisconsin cougar who wants to establish a new territory. This tender, comic, and lyrical novel takes readers to the shimmering edge of reality for an exuberantly wild ride through the broad fields, wooded hills, and inland waterways of northern Michigan. Vividly worded, filled with eccentric characters, and suspenseful action, Randy surrounds everyday detail with a world of magic, while he explores the role of contemporary women in disparate settings, the different interests of locals and transplants in America's heartland, and the plight of animals in an ever-shrinking world. The Lawnmower Club is an uplifting tale about the importance of love, home, and after losses and setbacks, redemption.

Author Biography

Randy and Denise Evans live in Bay Harbor, Michigan with Little Traverse Lizzie, their English Setter. Randy graduated from Ohio University, Phi Beta Kappa, in English Literature. He earned an MBA from Columbia University in New York City, followed by a career as a human resources executive in manufacturing and high tech industries. After retiring from business, Randy completed a Ph.D. in psychology at Saybrook University in San Francisco. He has taught devel-opmental psychology at a local college, serves on community boards, and participates in Rotary International. Randy and Denise enjoy their blended stepfamily of five daughters and eight grand-children. The Lawnmower Club completes the fourth book in Randy's Red Sky Series-Red Sky Anthology, a border-crossing collection of poetry and short fiction, Book 1, Out of the Inferno, a memoir about how a high-achieving couple deal with breast cancer, Book 2, and When Strangers Meet at Devil's Elbow, a novel about eight disparate strangers who meet at a cottage in northern Michigan, engage in collective adventures, and as a result, discover the meaning of love, home, and family, Book 3. Randy's poetry, essays, and fiction have also appeared in Bear River Review, Dunes Review, Walloon Writers Review, and Whiskey Island Magazine. Randy seeks to bring joy to others through his writing. Please visit his blog: randyevansauthor.com.