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"Was Fred [ Benson] a thorough-going homosexual?"--p. 191.
In 1985, tobacco heiress Margaret Benson and two of her children were victims of a car bombing. One year later, her surviving son was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders. Here is the story of what may have been a travesty of justice resulting in the conviction of an innocent man.
The family that wrote itself -- Sensation! -- Wooing mother -- Bringing up the subject -- Fifty ways to say I hate my father -- Tell the truth, my boy -- A map of biographical urges -- To write a life -- Women in love -- Graphomania -- Being queer -- What's in a name? -- Though wholly pure and good -- He never married -- All London is agog -- Carnal affections -- Be a man, my boy -- "It's not unusual . . ." -- The god of our fathers -- It will be worth dying -- The deeper self that can't decide -- Our father -- Secret history -- Writing the history of the church -- Building history -- Forms of worship -- Capturing the Bensons -- Not I
Descendants live in England, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.
I don't usually fall for people - but Hawk? He's different.I've never really understood attraction in the usual way people think about it. I have to really know someone to fall for them... and my new best friend, Hawk, is ticking all the boxes. But like most things in life, it's complicated. His ex walked away from him and his baby girl, leaving him gunshy and overcautious. I'm still recovering from a crash that's left me with a bad case of PTSD, feeling weak and unworthy. Spending every other weekend taking outdoorsman classes with Hawk is building me back up, and meeting his daughter Ellie is a bright spark in my life. But Hawk wants commitment, and I honestly don't know if I'm ready to be a father. When his ex walks back in the picture, will I lose all the love that's been building between us? Finding His Family is the fourth book in the contemporary Benson Brothers series. Set in the small town of Bennett Wood, North Carolina, you won't want to miss out on these sweet and steamy love stories! This book, and every book in this series, can be read as a standalone title.
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John Lewis Benson, born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, was an 8th generation descendant of John Benson, who arrived in America at Plymouth Colony on 11 April 1638 on the ship "Confidence." After being reared in Chautauqua County, New York, John Lewis Benson's father, William, took him to Rock Island County, Illinois, following his daughters who had already made the migration. Shortly after reaching his majority, John Lewis Benson went to "Bleeding Kansas" as part of the wave of Abolitionists who sought to "keep Kansas free," which action reflected the devout Puritan Calvinism of his Benson forebears. He enlisted in the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry two months after the first canon was fire...