title: The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow Book II
author:  Edward C. Patterson 
description: Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. Born in 1947, a native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. His novel No Irish Need Apply was named Book of the Month for June 2009 by Booz Allen Hamilton's Diversity Reading Organization. His Novel The Jade Owl was a finalist for The 2009 Rainbow Awards.
zlib_text: Swallow it Down
   
   
   
   
  By
  Addison Cain
  
   
   
   
   
  ©2020 by Addison Cain
  All rights reserved.
   
  No part of the book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
  mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,
  without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote
  short excerpts in a review.
   
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the
  products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual
  persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
   
  Cover art by Raven Designs
   
  ISBN: 978-1-950711-58-1
  
   
   
   
  For Marjorie, Duch, Scrapper, Alia, Roxanne, and Maya.
   
  
  Contents
  Swallow it Down
  Chapter One
  Chapter Two
  Chapter Three
  Chapter Four
  Chapter Five
  Chapter Six
  Chapter Seven
  Chapter Eight
  Chapter Nine
  Chapter Ten
  Chapter Eleven
  Chapter Twelve
  Chapter Thirteen