CHAMPAGNE DAYS
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The enigmatic stare coming from the dark brown penetrating eyes of my first Turkish acquaintance was intimidating. I had been with the man fewer than three hours, was in a foreign country whose word for "help" was unknown to me, and had no idea regarding my location. Furthermore, I was the only American in the night club. Ordering me to pay the bill, he deftly produced a gun whose barrel pointed at me. The sun was shining when I arrived in Ankara, earlier in the day. Satin couds of exotic shapes floated against an azure background whose vivid blue... .
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When young American Corey Brotano joins the Air Force in 1956, and is stationed in Ankara, Turkey, his life begins a new era as he plunges headfirst into the dynamics of a small community of Americans far from home.
Relationships develop as people dangerously dance with love, a young woman is betrayed, a murder committed, a cunning killer weaves a sinsiter web, and some feel the wrath of Turan--an agent in the Secret Police.
Further intrigue involves a blackmailer, gay former movie star, a gossipy woman, heroic taxi driver, two young terrorist Kurds, a unique prison break adventure, and the Compound:an economical erotic paradise.
Enchancing the novel are quaint facts and customs of exciting Turkey, and reminiscences of the Fifties.
Poet Emily Dickinson said, "There is no frigate (ship) like a book to take us lands away." And so CHAMPAGNE DAYS will transport you on an intoxicating journey through a sea of suspense.
And you won't even need a passport!
About the Author
A native New Yorker, Rob Russo spent 16 months in Ankara, Turkey, an experience which spawned CHAMPAGNE DAYS. Subsequently, he taught English for over thirty years in the NYC school system, and has a Masters Degree. His interests are: Broadway musicals, movies, music, singing in a Nursing Home, writing, reading, exercising, and his blue ’66 T-Bird convertible—not necessarily in that order. He resides in Deerfield Beach, Florida.