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Godfrey: Book Three
Godfrey: Book Three
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It's 1925 and Godfrey Leduc has been making great headway as an Albertan farmer. His crops have done well and he's got a sturdy one-room house. He's got a wagon, a horse, and some chickens. He's made some good friends and people know his name around town. But trouble brews...

Joe Campbell, local mechanic and owner of Campbell and Sons Garage, has become the town drunk in the years since we last visited Wainwright and Godfrey's efforts to assist the Campbell family create some tension between him and his brothers.

Far worse than a family feud however, is the blizzard Godfrey finds himself caught in during winter. Losing energy and struggling to breathe, will Godfrey make it out alive?

Ripe with the humdrum of small town life - gossip, church, Sunday dinners, and talk at the barbershop - Godfrey: Book Three is an entertaining read from start to finish that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherAdrien Leduc
Release dateFeb 10, 2013
ISBN9781301751655
Godfrey: Book Three
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Adrien Leduc

Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Adrien Leduc makes his home in Victoria, British Columbia with his wife Ashley and beloved Cuban chihuahua Beyonce. A graduate of Carleton University (BA '10), Adrien is an avid fan of Canadian history and hopes to write many more books in his lifetime.

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    Godfrey - Adrien Leduc

    GODFREY: BOOK THREE

    Adrien Leduc

    Copyright 2013. Adrien Leduc. Smashwords Edition. All rights reserved.

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    (Leduc, Adrien 1987- )

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    SYNOPSIS

    It's 1925 and Godfrey Leduc has been making great headway as an Albertan farmer. His crops have done well and he's got a sturdy one-room house. He's got a wagon, a horse, and some chickens. He's made some good friends and people know his name around town. But trouble brews...

    Joe Campbell, local mechanic and owner of Campbell and Sons Garage, has become the town drunk in the years since we last visited Wainwright and Godfrey's attempts to assist the Campbell family creates some tension.

    Far worse than a family feud however, is the blizzard Godfrey finds himself caught in during winter. Losing energy and struggling to breathe, will Godfrey make it out alive?

    Ripe with the humdrum of small town life - gossip, church, Sunday dinners, and talk at the barbershop - Godfrey: Book Three is an entertaining read from start to finish that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages.

    DEDICATION

    For all those hardworking, tough-as-nails, early settlers that made the Canadian prairie the breadbasket of the world.

    Chapter One

    A dimly lit bar.

    Joe?

    You know this man?

    Godfrey stepped closer and looked from the man lying on the floor to the Ukrainian tough.

    Yeah. His name's Joe Campbell. He owns the garage over on Sixth Avenue.

    Well, take him out of here. We don't want to see him here anymore.

    His eyes were menacing. His face, unshaven. His sleeves, rolled up past his elbows. The two Slavic-looking men standing on either side of him were nearly identical.

    Godfrey nodded, glancing at the bartender who stood behind the counter, toweling off glasses and pretending he wasn’t listening.

    He keeps making trouble here. Saying things. Bad things. About Ukraine.

    Godfrey looked down at Joe. The mechanic was semi-conscious and he moaned, clutching his stomach.

    He was sure whatever he'd said couldn't have deserved that vicious of a beating.

    Alright. I just have to grab my brother so that we can carry him.

    Before the three toughs could reply, he turned and headed back outside where Leo sat smoking his pipe.

    Leo.

    Godfrey's older brother looked up.

    That was fast. Did you pay the bill? Them Ukies didn't try to stiff ya, did they? Because we could have thrown that little shindig for Isaac and Antonia somewhere else. In fact -

    No. It's nothing like that. And I didn't even get to pay the bill. I was going to, but as soon as I walked in I saw a man lying on the floor and three guys standing astride of him.

    Who's the guy? Do we know him.

    It's Joe Campbell.

    Leo sighed heavily and shook his head in exasperation. That god damned drunk.

    Godfrey watched as his older brother took a long dreg from his pipe. Neither spoke for a minute.

    Seems like that man can't stay out of trouble. He's always after the drink and then he starts running his mouth.

    Godfrey scuffed the toe of his boot on the wooden planks of the boardwalk, unsure of what to say.

    And let me guess, Leo continued, still shaking his head, you want to help him.

    Well, that is the right thing to do.

    Leo released a lungful of smoke and stared off into space.

    You know this isn't the first time this has happened to him - and it probably won't be the last either.

    Godfrey scratched his chin. Getting Leo to help him with Joe was proving to be a tough sell.

    Yeah, but we have to help him. Help him get home or to the garage or something.

    Leo snorted and shook his head. And when it happens again a week from now?

    Godfrey shrugged a second time. I don't know. Hopefully someone's around to help him.

    Tabernouche...

    It's a ten minute job, Leo. We just load him onto the wagon and drop him off at the garage. He can sleep it off there.

    Leo rose to his feet and brushed the dust from the seat of his pants. He took a long dreg from his pipe and then tipped what little tobacco remained onto the dirt road before pocketing the instrument.

    "I've got to get up early tomorrow to sort through an acre's worth

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