Cybele, With Bluebonnets [Hardcover]

Charles L. Harness (Author), Jane Dennis (Creator, Illustrator), Priscilla Olson (Editor)

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Joseph first encounters Cybele when he is a 10-year-old skipping rocks, but he falls in love with her in high school, where she is his chemistry teacher. After he graduates, they have a whirlwind romance, but she won't marry him because she knows things about the future that she won't reveal. She encourages his affinity for chemistry, though, cementing his dedication to the science. Thereafter, miracles abound, both scientific and supernatural, and Cybele seems to look after Joseph even when she is no longer around him. With the help of her spirit, Joseph works for the police in solving the case of the Holy Grail and for the government during World War II. Harness' writing is delicate and seductive, effectively balancing chemistry and Joseph's life and love for Cybele. If the ending is abrupt, it works well as a transition to a new phase in the relationship with Cybele. Regina Schroeder
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Nesfa Pr; First Edition edition (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886778418
• ISBN-13: 978-1886778412
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,286,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Cybele with Bluebonnets; A story you've never read by an author you've never heard of, yet it's on the top of my short list of books I've read that transcend their genre's to become literature.
I've been a reader of SF for over 40 years. I've read all the "name" authors,yet I've never read a story so well crafted. Mysterious, haunting and memorable, all adjectives that don't come close to describing the indescribable wonder that is Cybele. Read it and weep for all the stories you've read that don't even come close.