New book takes you inside dragon-boating

Charleston real estate developer Roger Jones’s life got turned upside down 15 years ago when he learned he had a rare form of liver cancer. He dealt with the physical trauma with a new kind of operation in Germany. But once through that, he faced rebuilding his spirit as he recovered.

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Charleston City Paper, by Andy Brack

Inspiring real-life experiences

Roger Jones’ novel Final Victory borrows some of its power from inspiring real-life experiences—his own and those of his dragon boat racing teammates. “I lived the research,” Jones says. “It was my team and teammates. I attended the practices, the races and the funerals. I learned from these friends to love, to forgive—and the definition of redemption.”

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The Laurel of Asheville