Wonderful: A Sawmill Story

Wonderful is a stand-alone sequel to Sawmillers . It is a fast-moving action / adventure / romance novel that takes you back to the summer of 2000. Spend time at a fictional sawmill near Chetwynd, British Columbia. Get deeply involved with true-to-life characters – some you would like as friends, and a few you would not. -Work with millwright apprentice, Rob, as he learns something new every day. -Follow Jerry, and his crooked uncle, as they vow revenge for being fired and plan for a perfect crime. -Get to know Frank and Bob, as they set out to manufacture lumber in a way never done before. -Fifty year old George finally has his first girlfriend - how is that going to work out? -Worry about Ray's drug addicted sister in Ephrata, Washington. Ray is always smiling, but is he really happy? -Re-live a few historic events, and remember some old songs. -Flora has come from near-poverty to success, but what has she missed on the way there? -Ladies' man Denny keeps trying for short relationships, and electrician Biff continues to lose at love. -Hillbilly millwrights, Alvin and Leroy, have an exciting time on a trip to look at dry kilns. -Learn why Walter Wright's sawmill burned to the ground. -Do a couple graveyard shifts with watchman Bear Jo, who knows how to handle most of his job without leaving the lunchroom, and has a song for everyone. Experience crime, family tragedy, friendship, love, and happiness. – be excited, worried, angry, and happy. Do some travelling around British Columbia, into Eastern Washington, and Northern Idaho. Learn more about what happens in sawmills, as you go out on 'whistle calls' with millwrights and electricians. Get involved with a major sawmill project. Discover how a single word, from an old Doo Wop song, affects two lives, and leads to an unlikely romance and unexpected conclusion.