Ashes in a Coconut

Bo Kearns

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To save her marriage, Laura Harrison accompanies her husband Jack to Indonesia where he is to take over as president of troubled bank; but when her premonitions become reality, events spin out of control.

Laura expects their new home in Jakarta to be a romantic hideaway like something out of a classic Bogart movie. Instead she walks into a house of horrors. White sheets cover Gothic furnishings, and black garments hang in the closets. It's as if the former occupants had fled from some danger. Despite feelings of doom, Laura is determined to make things work. At the local market she's appalled to see a baby orangutan for sale, its mother having been killer by loggers. She resolves to save the endangered primates and their rainforest habitat. As Laura attempts to grow closer to her husband, they become at odds over his shady business dealings. And when his secrets and life of lies are revealed, Laura finds herself alone and responsible for her own destiny.

Book Details

Publisher: Moonshine Cove Publishing, LLC
Publish Date: May 15th, 2019
Pages: 272
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 0.61in - 0.93lb
EAN: 9781945181504
Categories: • Women• Family Life - General• Literary

Praise for this book

"A colorful and exotic novel, this [is] a taut thriller with a plot steeped in betrayal and corruption....perfectly suited to those who love thrillers and stories of travel. I'm looking forward to reading more from this author."--Readers Favorite, 5 stars

"In this intricate tale, Kearns is skilled at building the stakes...as Jack and Laura's marriage unravels, a taut plot thread that threatens his livelihood deftly comes into focus, pushing the heroine to the edge and turning the book into an intriguing page-turner."--Kirkus Reviews

"...a tale of corruption, betrayal, and ultimately redemption, A wonderful debut!"--Reyna Marder Gentin, author of Unreasonable Doubts

"...dazzling palette of colors and aromas...Bo Kearns paints the transformation of heart and mind and spirit, an inspiring and sometimes terrifying rebirth...should be on the top of the list for any reader who cares about the planet or the people who inhabit it."--Daniel Coshnear, Willa Cather Fiction Award winner and author of Jobs & Other Preoccupations and Occupy & Other Love Stories

"...the Jakarta of 1983, a glamorous and dangerous place of Singapore Slings, shady bankers, mysterious curses, seductive servants, damaged rain forests, magnificent Buddhist temples, and orphaned orangutans."--Molly Giles, author of Rough Translations, winner of The Flannery O'Connor Prize, the Boston Globe Award, and The Bay Area Book Reviewers' Award

"...fascinated me from the first house on fire to the final coconut. In 1990's Indonesia, a banker fights to save his company and his honor while a strong woman works to overcome American expat stereotypes...Kudos to Bo on his debut novel." -Eric Witchey, Award-winning author of Bull's Labyrinth and Littlest Death