Fred Jessett

Drummer Loves Dancer Fred Jessett

From the night in July 1954 in Seattle when LAD MacADAM meets beautiful and talented GINGER DEFOREST, a dancer from New York, their lives change forever. As different as Seattle is from New York, neither has any idea how deep their relationship will go nor where it will lead. This extraordinary love story brings an unlikely pair of 20 somethings together as they struggle with grief, trauma, secrets, religion, race, sex, and their hopes for the future. Lad, a drummer in the Puget Sound Scots Pipe Band, still grieves the death of his brother, while beneath Ginger's sophisticated exterior she hides secrets that will test Lad's love and faith. Their story begins as if it's a simple summer romance but soon changes into something deeper as Ginger challenges Lad's faith. After a stunning encounter with Lad's sisters, Ginger reveals her first secret. Lad falls deeply in love but Ginger does not. For her love is a game, for Lad it can never be a game. As they struggle with issues of what true love is, why good people suffer, and whether God is real, Ginger reveals her other secrets. "Drummer Loves Dancer" is a love story for grown-ups.