Author : Jordan Castillo Price
Publisher : Jcp Books
ISBN 13 : 9781935540441
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)
Book Synopsis The Starving Years by : Jordan Castillo Price
Download or read book The Starving Years written by Jordan Castillo Price and published by Jcp Books. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a world without hunger. In 1960, a superfood was invented that made starvation a thing of the past. Manna, the cheaply manufactured staple food, is now as ubiquitous as salt in the world s cupboards, pantries and larders. Nelson Oliver knows plenty about manna. He s a food scientist according to his diploma, that is. Lately, he s been running the register at the local video rental dive to scrape together the cash for his exorbitantly priced migraine medication. In a job fair gone bad, Nelson hooks up with copywriter Javier and his computer-geek pal Tim, who whisks them away from the worst of the fiasco in his repurposed moving truck. At least, Nelson thinks those two are acquainted, but they re acting so evasive about it, he s not sure how they know each other, exactly. Javier is impervious to Nelson s flirting, and Tim s name could appear in the dictionary under the entry for awkward. And with a riot raging through Manhattan and yet another headache coming on, it doesn t seem like Nelson will get an answer anytime soon. One thing s for sure, the tension between the three of them is thick enough to cut with a knife...even one of those dull plastic dealies that come in the package with Mannariffic EZ-Mealz.