title: Tales from the Town of Widows: A Novel
author: James Canon
description: &#8220;Enchanting . . . a rollicking and often shocking tale that Can tells with charm and bite.&#8221; (Washington Post Book World)<br /><br />&#8220;Prime magic realism  la Mrquez, Cortzar and Vargas Llosa, updated with a pop-culture twist.&#8221; (Kirkus Reviews)<br /><br />A much-loved tradition of Colombian fiction has been gorgeously re-imagined. (Joan Silber)<br /><br />Can is a gifted storyteller...Tales from the Town of Widows, is a book of wonders with great political purpose. (Maureen Howard)<br /><br />The characterizations are drawn as compellingly as the storyline itself, which simply gets increasingly delicious as the pages turn. (Booklist)<br /><br />&#8220;Get ready for a refreshing dip into the waters of a rich imagination with this debut novel&#8221; (Library Journal)<br /><br />&#8220;Brilliant&#8230;a mesmerizing debut novel.&#8221; (Elle)<br /><br />The author spent five years crafting his highly imaginative debut...and the result is this stunning, unique novel. (Pages Magazine)
zlib_text: THE **MAN** IN **FOREST HILLS**
  
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  **ALEX OWUMI**
  
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  **THE MAN IN FOREST HILLS**
  
  **Copyright © 2018 by Alex Owumi**
  
  **The following is a work of fiction. Every name, character, and incident is a
  direct product of the author’s imagination. All resemblance to persons,
  whether living or dead, is entirely coincidental.**
  
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  **To my brother Johnson, thanks for the inspiration.**
  
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  **I say, therefore, to the unmarried men and widowers, It is good for them if
  they abide even as I.**
  
  **1 CORINTHIANS 7:8**
  
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  **OTHER BOOKS ALEX OWUMI**
  
  Qaddafi’s Point Guard
  
  The Fire Raven
  
  The Fire Raven: Welcome To Winter
  
  The Fire Raven: The Last Winter
  
  **BOOKS AVAILABLE AT:**
  
   **www.AlexOwumi.com**
  
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  **“This is the end of the line Tom. Any last words?”**
  
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  _**Table Of Contents**_
  
  _1-THE WAKE UP CALL_
  
   _2 - LEFT FOR DEAD_
  
   _3 - BLOODY CARPETS_
  
   _4 - QUESTIONS_
  
   _5- THE STAKEOUT_
  
   _6 -THE HUNT_
  
   _7 - SUSPICIONS_
  
   _8 - FRENEMIES_
  
   _9 - INMAT