
WHIPPING POST CHARACTERS
Owner/operator at Saxon Brothers Trucking, Tim is an over-the-road trucker trying to balance the demands of life on the highway with his longing for home and family in Fort Worth, Texas. Like many in his line of work, he’s often torn between providing for his loved ones and being present for them. That fragile balance collapses when his wife, Amy, finds someone else, setting off a chain of tragic events. Struggling with anger and betrayal, Tim loses control, lashing out at the wrong people and landing himself in serious trouble with the law.
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A fellow trucker and Tim Harrison’s closest friend. JD has a larger-than-life personality and stands by Tim through thick and thin, no matter the consequences.
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The steadfast owner of Saxon Brothers Trucking. Loyal to a fault, John bends over backwards to support Tim when his life begins to unravel.
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Tim’s bitter rival and the man who shatters the Harrison family from within.
A rough-edged biker who, along with his partner, crashes into Tim’s world, bringing more chaos than comfort.
Mark’s biker buddy and fellow troublemaker, whose arrival in Tim’s life only adds fuel to the fire.
A Dallas attorney drawn into the tangled and volatile dynamics of the Harrison family, with consequences he never expected.
Tim’s wife and the mother of their two children. Struggling with loneliness and isolation, she seeks comfort in the arms of another man—an affair that sets off a chain of tragic consequences.
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Malcolm R. Campbell, “Garden of Heaven: an Odyssey” –
Truck driver Tim Harrison loves his job. He sits above the traffic in his aging cabover truck and watches the country slide past the large window. He’s seen it all, from corner to corner, and the long hours of his nomad’s life have taught him the value of self-sufficiency and perseverance. Harrison knows life on the road is hard on his family, but the road is all he knows…
Whipping Post is a bluntly realistic story about men addicted to violence, alcohol, drugs, and rage. It is also a heartbreaking story about how easily home, family, and truth are undone by men’s addictions. Webber paints the world of biker bars, truck stops, and the road itself with a fine-tipped brush. These worlds live and breathe and are real on the page as readers see them from the diverse perspectives of Barnes, Crane, Harrison, and others.
The plot is relentless. There are unexpected twists, turns, and revelations. Everyone’s life in Whipping Post seems “too broke to fix” even though the characters, love ’em and hate ’em, know no other way to live and believe taking a beating is just as normal and breathing and watching the rest of the world fly past their large windows.