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Siam: A Voyage

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A couple of weeks ago I received a copy of Siam, the first novel by author Steven Webb. This imposing book (over 600 pages) is a combination love story, war story and a story of modern, small-town politics. Politics and war stories are not usually my thing, but the threads of the story were so interwoven that the three themes built upon each other and the love story sustained my interest and eagerness to see how it all would end.

The idea of memories from past lives affecting the present was a captivating premise and something I had never seen handled in a fiction format. The breadth of life and death and rebirth puts this book alongside the great epics of the past like the generational works of Leon Uris.

What I'm really looking forward to now is seeing this book made into a movie. In short, Siam was born to be a movie. Everything is there for a fantastic ride through both a visual and emotional landscape. Get me a front row seat on opening night!

People die, but the souls live on. "Siam" is the story of Leon Rose, an Oregon man in battle over a mayoral seat in a small Oregon town. But nabbing at him are these flashbacks of things he never experienced, and he soon finds that his opponent has something similar. An exploration of past lives and their effects on the present, "Siam" is a highly thought provoking read that is worth the consideration.