The Driver And His Wife

About the Book

In 1928, young Joshua and his bride, Lena, look forward to living and working on his father’s farm in the western North Carolina mountains. However, when Mr. Poole, powerful leader of Charlotte’s prohibition whiskey gang, off ers him a job driving fast cars, Joshua can’t resist. Despite her strong objection, Joshua sends Lena back to his farm to be cared for by his family. What she fi nds there could hardly be more devastating and demanding of her courage. They expect to be reunited as soon as Joshua can “quickly earn some good money.” Instead, they each must take a long and dangerous journey before they can be reunited. In the process they both are so changed, they hardly recognize one another

About the Author

Roland Reed is a professional playwright, director and sculptor. Thirteen of his plays have been produced by professional theatres. Currently he is Playwright in Residence at Synetic Theatre, in the Washington DC area. The Washington Post called his Host and Guest one of the 10 best plays to be produced in the region in the decade. He has taught drama in universities in Taiwan and in four universities in the USA. He and his wife, Sylvia, have twice gone to Shanghai on educational invitations. His previous novel is THE DRIVER AND HIS WIFE.