Sal Godinho

Broschiertes Buch

The Sublime Secret

Journey to the Big Picture

Beschreibung

In 1919, a young man, Barker, returns to his family farm in historic South Carolina, near a quince plantation. He is searching for the answers to the pain he feels from the loss of his parents in a tragic accident. Inspired by the legendary properties of quince, the forgotten fruit, Barker seeks insight into not only his own misfortune, but also, as it turns out, all gun-inflicted tragedies, from war to children at schools, marring an otherwise peaceful society. Such quest is increased by his captivation of a beautiful heiress, Polly, the owner of the quince farm, who happens to be friends with an elderly man, Gunter, known as the quince prophet. Gunter advocates a way of life designed to preserve the living Earth and eliminate further tragedies. Barker's exalted love for Polly undergoes radical changes as he, along with her, absorb deeper knowledge. The striking unexpected resolution of Barker's quest for enlightenment and peace and finding his place in the spirit of the Universe is revealed in the prescient pages of The Sublime Secret.

Autor

Sal Godinho was born and raised in Europe, a peaceful land in central Portugal displaying beaches, hills, rivers, where (mostly-wild) quinces, truffles, figs, pine nuts, blackberries, rice, grapes, pomegranates, and cork oaks grew graced by the scent of rosemary and eucalyptus. Such comfortable setting instilled upon him a clean, benign perspective of the world, which led him to wish it upon the whole planet. Meanwhile, as far as literary endeavors go, he was learning French and English and studied translations of the ancient Greek's epic poems. Then, he was assigned to read THE LUSITANIANS, by Camoens, an account of the Great Discoveries around the world by the Portuguese sailors in their caravels, three generations before the Spaniards set sail. He was so enthralled about literature that he swore he'd become a writer.
After Sal rejoined his family, in the U.S., he attended The University of Central Florida, earning a cum laude degree in Modern languages. Then he became friends with Sloan Wilson and Robert Newton Peck. They were his mentors. He even did a collaboration with Rob. (Bulls of Montalba). After, he wrote several novels for practice, sending one to Michael Korda, who told him the work ''was not a part of his present list". In any case, part of the inspiration for this long-in-the-making work is due to the Castaneda's books and the Praise of Nature of the Late Sixties, so apropos for the current times.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Archway Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 613g
• ISBN-13: 9781665712583
• ISBN-10: 1665712589
• Artikelnr.: 62888412