Lefty: A Novel

by Ralph Hardy

"Earl ""Lefty"" Calvin is a middle-aged, one-armed roofer with a rag-tag crew, the hots for a young waitress who may or may not feel the same way about him, a truck on the verge of breaking down for good, and no bids in the hopper. When a raccoon carries Lefty's prosthetic arm up a tree, he figures he's reached rock bottom. Then a tornado strikes the town and the only roofers willing to repair an AIDS hospice are Lefty and his crew. On the job they face enmity from their peers and confront their own prejudices as well.

LEFTY is a comic portrait of the changing South, where strip malls, planned developments, and Yankee relocation threaten the sense of community. The very notion of being connected to something larger-nature, God, even Wal-Mart-is at risk. ""Lefty"" Calvin and his quirky crew careen through this hilarious and touching tale of odd loves and peculiar loyalties."

174 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 13, 2004

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[Tomherndon · Rating 3 out of 5]

fictional story loosely based on some very true traits of my dad and his roofing coworkers/pals through the late '80s and early '90s in chapel hill. the names have been changed to protect the innocent :-)