The Lion of Dellwood

The Lion of Dellwood
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Total Pages : 221
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ISBN-10 : 9781959856610
ISBN-13 : 1959856618
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Book Synopsis The Lion of Dellwood by : Don Greco

Download or read book The Lion of Dellwood written by Don Greco and published by Amazon Pro Hub. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis The novel is aimed at those interested in not just football but the human condition. The Lion of Dellwood is a story of resilience and the human spirit. Dellwood, Derry, Defiance, Dennis, and Dementia are five places life leads Donald Richards. Richards is a young boy who spends his formative years as a ward of the state, and the guest of an abusive foster family. He’s a “payday” and an unpaid laborer for the Bono family. The system labels the orphan a five, a broken boy they describe as physically inept, mentally impaired, and intellectually behind. He believes the message and the reality he observes: he’s damaged. The number five is his curse but also his blessing. Throughout his life the five appears as a symbolic reminder he’s both broken and exceptional. He finds solace in books and in sports. Reading takes him places he’s never been. He discovers a score of fascinating people and endless possibilities. Sports are his chocolate; he can’t imagine his life without them. When he’s immersed in a book or playing on an athletic field, he feels like a ten—like anything is possible. The outward criticism drives Donald to make something of himself. He spends his life pursuing a game that would eventually kill him. Football is his focus, beacon of hope, and plan for a better life. Magically, things start to align in his troubled universe. His escape from Dellwood, Missouri manifests in the form of a comic book, a park, a letter, a fire, then a gym, a failed physical exam, a scholarship, and an opportunity to play professional football. With a boost from a devil named Kapp, he becomes a fixture with the Pennsylvania Lions of the Professional Football League. He thrives but continues to struggle off the field. Richards’ turbulent childhood taught him that people can’t be trusted, and that his time is better spent pursuing his passion instead of relationships. He constructs walls at an early age to keep people out but they also isolate him from the rest of the world. Love finds Richards at the worst possible time. He won’t trust it, so he deflects it to pursue his goal—football. A decade later Richards stumbles into an unwanted marriage and an unplanned family. As his long and uneventful career grinds to an end he’s conflicted and wonders if he’d missed the mark. Does he need the one thing he purposely pushed away—love? He concludes his life is imperfectly perfect. He found his place on a football field, and for now, that’s enough as he navigates this uncharted journey called life.


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