Dan Spanton lived in Colombia for five years and taught English in Bogota, Cali and Medellin. He currently lives in Maine, where he's worked as a clam digger, a sail maker, and a restaurant cook. WAITING FOR NATALIE is his first novel.Dan Spanton lived in Colombia for five years and taught English in Bogota, Cali and Medellin. He currently lives in Maine, where he's worked as a clam digger, a sail maker, and a restaurant cook. WAITING FOR NATALIE is his first novel....more
Number ten is the footballer's jersey number that Valera wore before he ruptured a ligament and lost his chance at the big time. He no longer sees a future for himself and this is evident in the choices he makes. He's enrolled in vocational school but not attending, One night when he's out with friends he assaults a man and puts him in a coma, and from that point his life unravels. I intended to re
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