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The Flame Tree July 27, 2004; 288 pages The graphic depiction of terrorist acts (such as beheadings) may be too intense for some readers, but Lewis poses some provocative... Read more

In 1952, my American parents moved to Bali, where I was in due time born and raised and where I live with my family. No TV as a kid, read lots of books when I wasn’t surfing at the beach. Wrote my first short story at 6 about a yawn that traveled around the world. University educated in the States; bailed out of a marine geology PhD program due to technical difficulties with my soul, which did not want to be shackled to a career. Most of my creative time was spent searching the archipelago for surf that nobody had ever surfed before, only writing now and again. Several contest wins attracted the attention of an agent, which led to the publication of my first novel, THE FLAME TREE. Now I write full time in Bali and only surf and fish and dive on boat trips to outer islands.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars The games men play, February 4, 2006 By  Susan O'Neill (Andover, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Two men spear-fish together for marlin, a macho sport that requires holding one's breath for far longer than most humans can manage. A sport in which shark attacks and deadly oxygen-starved blackouts are a matter of course. Waiting in the boat for them is the sensuous Nike, one man's lover and the secret object of the second's desire. So...when your friend, whose lover leaves you breathless, blacks out in shallow water, do you rescue him? This story is masterfully written and briskly paced. I knew nothing about the physical world in which it's set, but the author moved his characters through it naturally and with great clarity, unspooling the human drama without "teachiness" or confusion. Wow--very good! P.S.: Don't be surprised if you find yourself staring at the second hand on your watch and holding your breath. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting and filled with tension..., March 1, 2006 By  Jeannette Cezanne (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    What a brilliant story! The opening line is one of the best I've ever read, and the rest of the story does not disappoint. I found myself unable to turn the pages quickly enough, to both stay in the moment of the story and yet to see what was going to happen. There's an almost unbearable tension in Shallow Water Blackout that carries the reader along in a rush toward some aching conclusion. I won't reveal anything here - you really must read this story for yourself - but need to point out Lewis' masterful use of what is for many of us an extremely exotic locale along with an unusual activity to set an internal struggle that is, for its part, not unfamiliar. As the protagonist calls his own existence and ethics into question, the reader finds herself doing the same, wondering what she would do in his place. It's an exquisite dilemma and presented engagingly. Read this story! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   0 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars More Tales of the South Pacific, February 8, 2006 By  H. F. Mills (Lexington, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Richard Lewis takes the reader on a short cruise in his tropical world of warm seas and palm trees. You can feel the breeze off the Java Sea and yearn for the beautiful dancing Nike and glimpse the dark shadow of a shark in the depths. Vivid. Excellent story telling. Excellent reading on a cold winter day. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 3 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews