The Fantatic is a comic novel about religious fanaticism, concerning a foolish professor whose misguided quest for sainthood in two religions at the same time leads to turmoil and disaster. It is a theological variant of the Don Quixote theme, whose ...
The universe of The Copley Chronicles is as rich and varied as any 19th Century magnum opus but with a sensibility unheard of in the literature of that period. From the mysterious immigrant, Olga, who lands in the household of the wealthy New Yorker,...
Most love stories are about people who not only love but like, respect and appreciation one another. "Forgeries of the Heart" is the exception. Its protagonist, a wealthy, sophisticated banker, with a seemingly ideal marriage, falls for a woman he de...
Petter Grenager is an anti-hero in the tradition of Dostoevsky's "Ridiculous Man," an existential being who decides to do away with himself for "lack of drama," for having led a trivial life, for "no reasons worthy of the act." "Mediocrity runs in ou...
One afternoon in February, Michael Movius, a thirty-six year old neurotic who had suffered a mild nervous breakdown and was recuperating at a small hospital in upstate New York, transported Edward Ortega, an unloved attendant at the hospital, from th...
Martin Jeppesen, a down-to-earth, savvy marketing executive, deals with stress by imagining things - a bat wafting around a boardroom, for example, or molten ink enveloping the head of a garrulous luncheon companion. As his life becomes more and mor...
On the day her husband is sentenced to prison, Angela Santiago Hart gives up her newborn son for adoption. Eleven years later, she wants him back. This sets in motion a chain of events which engulfs the boy, Ethan, his sister, Abby, and a vast cast o...
These couple of pages are taken from The Forsaken Origins book centers on the events that will turn young Marcus into the dishearted,dangerously reckless agent of The Order that he is today....
Midway Through The Journey Of Our Life is about a pivotal year in the life of a beautiful and successful woman. A 50th birthday party sets the stage for a spiritual upheaval in the world of Karin Sorensen, who jeopardizes everything that has made her...
One day in June, two young people apply for a job in a mysterious building on the “billionaire’s row” of 57th Street in New York City. Unlike the other skyscrapers on the street, 211A West 57th is a self-contained universe built for single fami...
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