The Last Vagabond
The Last Vagabond by J. Fran Baird, published by iUniverse in June 2012, is a fiction novel that intertwines themes of family life, suspense, and thrillers. The story begins in 1934 with Emil Langerzweig, who is forced to flee his homeland due to public censure of Nazi collaboration, taking his young son with him. As they navigate their new life in America, Emil adopts the name Longbranch and shifts from raising Lipizzaner horses to Thoroughbreds, setting the stage for a multi-generational saga.
Readers will find a narrative that explores the complexities of family dynamics and the impact of secrets on relationships. Thad Longbranch, a third-generation cowboy, believes in the continuity of his family’s legacy until unexpected letters disrupt their predictable life. These letters lead his wife, Sam, into the political arena and reveal long-held secrets that threaten their marriage and family legacy. The story is infused with humor and features a cast of empathetic characters alongside memorable villains, creating a fast-paced tale filled with passion, murder, and the quest for identity. This edition spans 398 pages and is presented in English.
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1934 Emil Langerzweig’s public censure of Nazi collaboration forced him to flee his homeland with a young son and a dream. In Austria, his aristocratic family raised Lipizzaner horses for the Spanish Court. In America, he’d change his name to Longbranch, modify the age-old tradition, raise Thoroughbreds.
Thad Longbranch, third-generation cowboy at the reins of the “Bar L,” is living his grandfather’s dream, confident his children will insure continuity of the dynasty. Buffered by fifteen-thousand acres in the foothills of the Rockies, his wife Sam seems content homeschooling, writing children’s books. Satisfying, predictable, life is good until the letters arrive.
Bearing the Colorado State Seal, the first missive poses a request that thrusts Sam into the political arena, fosters a relationship with a charming would-be Governor, jeopardizes a twenty-year marriage. Postmarked Mexico, the second letter reveals a longheld secret, a secret that threatens succession of the Longbranch family, and propels a crazed Mexican drug lord across the border to Colorado in search of an orphaned boy.
Sprinkled with humor empathetic characters and villains you’ll love to hate, bring to life this fast-paced tale of passion, murder, remorse and acceptance of a child who may lay claim to a fortune the last vagabond.
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