Everything you need to understand or teach The Keepers of Truth by Michael Collins (Irish author).
The story starts out in a small, forgotten Midwestern town. Bill, a reporter for the local newspaper, laments on how the town used to be bustling with factories and shops, and now those factories have been shut down and the people in the town have resorted to working in fast food restaurants to make a living. Bill is a college graduate who did not pass his LSAT exam and therefore couldn't go to law school, so he has come back to his hometown to live in his grandfather's mansion.
Bill's grandfather was a rich man who made his money in the refrigeration business, but when his father took over the business the factory was shut down by overseas competition. Bill's father then became an alcoholic and a womanizer, who shot himself in the head in the mansion. Bill works at the newspaper with Sam and Ed. Sam is the owner... View more of the The Keepers of Truth Summary
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