Fate Laughs: The Complete Set

Fate Laughs - The Complete Set is a study of the oftentimes tragic lives of six individuals. Each book is told from the perspective of a different person as their lives become inexorably intertwined. The story begins with Book One, told from the perspective of Wanda, a teenager who learns some harsh truths about her white supremacist father's hate filled ways. Book Two is told from Shooter's perspective, the son whose three fingers were not the only casualty of their father's intense hatred. Book Three takes you back in time to try to discern what it was about Jim Whitaker that made him so angry and filled with hate that he would hurt those nearest and dearest to him. In Book Four, we learn how Calub, a young black boy, has a connection to Jim Whitaker that binds them in a deadly dance which only one of them will survive. Book Five gives us the perspective of Amelia, a teenage transplant from the city who is both Wanda's nemesis and Shooter's friend. Book Six is told from Betty Whitaker's perspective, it has the luxury of being a more complete overview because it has the benefit of being told from beyond the grave.

Fate Laughs - The Complete Set, is a raw and sometimes brutal story that is not as far removed from reality as we might hope, but in this story, lessons are learned and there is redemption for some. The story may make you cringe at times and it is far from 'politically correct' but it is real, perhaps too real for comfort.