<![CDATA[Windfall: A Novel]]>

false <![CDATA[Windfall: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178410828m/793162.jpg 793162 1 In his twenties and thirties, Ben never thought about money--more or less what you'd expect from a scholar whose specialty was the transcendentalists. But now, in his forties, trying to raise two children on a thirty-thousand-dollar-a-year salary, it's all he thinks about. Money is a problem for Ben Lindberg. As a college professor, he's fought long and hard to keep his intellectual life--and his family life--safe and secure. But he can't afford to replace his broken-down car, can't even afford to fix it, can't even afford to move his family into a better part of Austin. Then, one night, things change. Searching for the stray family cat, Ben finds in the basement of an abandoned feed store eight coolers filled with fifty-dollar bills. A windfall. He knew he should leave, but he couldn't. It was the most extraordinary moment of his life and he wanted to savor it. Ben takes the money, hides it and doesn't tell his wife. For a time, their lives improve. They move into a wonderful new house and buy a second car. Ben becomes a hero to his family. But when someone comes looking for the coolers, Ben discovers that everything comes at a cost--in this case, a cost beyond anything he could have imagined. Windfall is the story of an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances. Tautly plotted, intelligently written, and shot through with searing psychological insight, it is a novel of paranoia and betrayal, secrets and shattered ideals--a relentlessly suspenseful thriller. From the Hardcover edition. 779145 9 2 1999 Windfall: A Novel total:9|5:2|4:4|3:2|2:1| 9 34 17 2 2 0 false false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 15:48:15 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 19:45:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jun 11 23:45:55 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 23:50:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 16:00:52 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 16:00:52 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 13:43:24 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 13:43:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 08:05:53 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 08:06:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 23 16:33:19 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 16:33:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 11 12:36:03 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 12:36:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 21 11:33:27 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 11:33:27 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Aug 21 06:50:17 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 06:50:17 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Mar 29 19:11:11 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 19:11:24 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Mar 28 07:30:14 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 07:30:18 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Mar 27 07:45:38 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 07:45:44 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Feb 18 12:15:38 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 12:15:38 -0800 2008 5 0 true true Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 16:19:05 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 16:19:46 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jan 31 18:52:58 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 18:52:58 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 26 06:34:40 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 06:34:47 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jun 04 10:01:21 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 10:01:24 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=793162