Kenneth Fenter

Gifted Hands: Sainoo No Aru Te Kenneth Fenter

Publisher Marketing: After the loss of his wife, Charlie Kelly departs on a world tour to assuage his grief. He is convinced to start his tour in Japan, a place he hasn't seen in two decades, since he was stationed there while in the Army. Many old memories return, not the least of which, is the memory of the young Japanese teacher he once loved and lost. This romantic novel is filled with suspense, intrigue and tragic comedy. It involves romances discovered in the wake of sacrifices. Will the long lost prince and princess find each other and reunite? This book contains the elements of a spy novel. There is the intrigue of a cat and mouse chase. Are the private eye's intentions good or evil? A mystery is resolved in the end, as the characters do not realize how much danger they really were in from mobsters in hot pursuit. A central question posed is who has the right to judge others? This novel is also about the lives of two gifted individuals, an artist and a musician and the impacts they have on the lives they come into contact with. The author, Kenneth Fenter, draws on his experience living and working with the Japanese in Nagasaki as both a teacher and an artist. Gifted Hands is the fourth Novel for Kenneth Fenter. The first novel in this Series is The Ruin followed by The Bee Tree, Pivotal Times: The Freshman Class and then Gifted Hands. The main Character Charlie was a minor character in the first two books and a main supporting character in Pivotal Times. The character Keiko was also introduced in Pivotal Times. Contributor Bio:  Fenter, Kenneth Kenneth Fenter took his family to the small town of Isahaya Japan in 1977 where they lived and taught for two years. He continued the relationship with the area three additional years with a stained glass business. Out of that experience he authored three non-fiction books: Gaijin! Gaijin!, the first year; MoIchido: Once More the second year; and Suteindo Gurasu: Stained Glass about the three years of going back and forth with stained glass. In 2010 he produced The Ruin his first novel. That was followed in 2011 by The Bee Tree, 2012 by Pivotal Times, 2013 by Gifted Hands: Saino no Aru te, and Coronado's Gold. In 2014 he released Incessant Expectations. The the cross cultural experience is a major theme of all six novels. Gifted Hands takes place in Nagasaki in 1977. Fenter retired from teaching secondary language arts in the Springfield, Oregon public schools in 1998. He now lives in Bend, Oregon with Lora, his wife of 53 plus years.