HACK

About the Book

Harold Feld, an old Wisconsin consulting forester, is hired by a Montana ranch family to assist in selling timber. Jim, a bachelor, and his spinster sister, Har, operate the large cattle ranch along with their brother, Hack, a Viet Nam war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress. While Harold develops plans for the harvest, he becomes entangled in the personalities of the ranch owners and the dynamics of their lives. He learns that Hack especially has emotional tensions. Harry needs forestry help because of the vast expanse of the ranch. A previous assistant from Wisconsin, Angela, and her young son, Joe, are summoned. Both of them soon develop a fondness for Hack, unaware of his obsession. But love and good forestry conquers all and through romance and friendship, a happy ending is realized.

About the Author

The author, Julian Hutchinson, Sparta, Wisconsin, is a 80 year old semi-retired Consulting Forester whose 30 year hobby was live theater. He has contributed to over one hundred community theater productions as director, producer, publicist, set builder and veteran of most back stage duties. “Judge Me Knot”, a live theater adventure mystery with romantic overtones, is his second novel following the Xlibris publication of “Hack” in 2009. Artist Walter Knox, VA Hospital, Tomah, Wisconsin. 82nd Airborne Division veteran, drew the cover portrait. He said, “My talent is a gift from God. It is up to me to refine it and use it to celebrate HIS creation and relate it to others.” Kathryn R. Johnson, full time employee of a Kwik Trip Convenience Store in La Crosse, Wisconsin, enjoys the simple pleasures of life with her beautiful daughter and writes a poem from time to time. She believes that everything in her life has the finger prints of God upon it and all the glory in her life goes to HIM.