In a world rooted in Mediterranean and Indian history and mythology, Gard is descended from both gods and demons. When he steps over the line once to often, hes sent into exile. After discovering his magical abilities at a desert monastery, he lands on his feet in the valley of the Mohan, where he inadvertently starts a war. An interesting re-telling of an old legend. The ending is full of twists, unpredictable.Timothy Lane An intense tale leavened by bits of humor. A complex and fascinating plot exploring the resonances between lust and love, interior and exterior beauty, faith and skepticism. The prose is crafted with a jewelers precision and the use of imagery is masterful.Ardath Mayhar.
A child of the American heartland, Lillian Stewart Carl graduated from grade school in Missouri, from high school in Ohio, and from college in Texas. She should have a Bachelor of Arts in History, but inadvertently found herself with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Either way, she's now pursuing one of the few jobs that can be done with a background in history and English--writing fiction that invokes a legendary past, even in contemporary settings.
It's no surprise that Lillian and her long-suffering husband have wandered countless British single-track roads, from Orkney to Dover and back again. Also, just for variety, she has excavated the Biblical city of Gezer in Israel, worn a pink and mauve sari to a wedding in Hyderabad, India, searched for Middle Earth in New Zealand, and sung "Waltzing Matilda" in a haunted cottage in the Australian outback.
Being generally a mild-mannered individual, Lillian has yet to throw anyone across the room with her tai chi skills. Nor has she stabbed anyone with her knitting needles or slammed anyone's fingers except her own in the cover of her piano keyboard.
