Showroom
The Saga of a Family, a Car Business and the Seven Deadly Sins
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There are many unanswered questions as to why our lives turn out the way they do. Certainly, we have a modicum of control over the end product, but, for the most part, life goes speeding by without many chances to influence the direction we are headed. It often appears that we are just along for the ride. Is this a controversial view? Probably, but this is what I truly believe. For instance, I believe that I was meant to go through life with Katie at my side. As many times as I have found ways to screw up that relationship, she has brought it back together. Had I married someone with the same personality flaws as I have, the relationship wouldn't work. She doesn't have the vindictive gene, or the wandering eye disease, or the irrational temper syndrome. She doesn't possess the big ego, or the competitive fervor, or the unforgiving persona. I believe relationships fail when the two parties possess irreconcilable similarities. There has to an ebb and a flow, a Yin and a Yang, a Punch and a Judy. How many times has the couple that has everything ended up in divorce court?
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After curiosity prompts auto executive Sean Cassidy to take an exit off the turnpike near Miller Falls, Connecticut, he is saddened to see that a rival dealership has closed, leaving the surrounding area eerily silent. As Sean wonders how much of life is dictated by fate, his thoughts drift back to the day he walked in the showroom of his family business—Cassidy Motors. It was 1974, the first time his father would put his trust in his inexperienced son. As Sean recalls his first days in the business, he remembers not only the good times, but also the struggles as he learns to adjust to his new role in charge of employees who are unreceptive to the brash management style of the owner’s young son. As Sean and his wife settle into life as new parents, the following years are filled with excitement and emotion as family relationships are tested. Some thirty years later, the business is in jeopardy, and Sean risks everything in a desperate attempt to save it. Showroom is the poignant tale of one family’s journey from success to disappointment as they share a passion for pleasing customers, building their business, and most importantly, loving each other.
About the Author
Sam Markley earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts; he also spent thirty-five years working as a Chevrolet dealer. He has written humorous articles for golf magazines and also a sports column for a local newspaper. Sam is the author of A House Shaken and currently lives in Connecticut with his wife.