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Chargement... A Man Too Old for a Place Too Far (The Forgotten Child Trilogy, #1)par Mark W Sasse
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If she wanted help changing the world for one forgotten child, she chose the wrong man. Seventy-two-year-old Francis Frick would scorn his own family to close another deal. But Bee doesn't see the world like you or me. She is an optimist, searching for potential where none exists, and so she hovers above Frick's bed every night, eating pomegranates and waiting for his eyes to open to the possibilities. One night, it finally happens. A rogue droplet of juice slips through her fingers and hits the sleeping Manhattan businessman on the forehead, thrusting him on a series of baffling adventures to some of the twentieth century's most brutal regimes-all to help Bee save a forgotten child of history. A Man Too Old for a Place Too Far is part one of The Forgotten Child Trilogy-a one-of-a-kind adventure that mixes time travel, magical realism, and historical fiction into a contemporary story about an old man, his estranged daughter, and a tiny flying person in a white robe, who chooses to believe that anything can happen with enough prodding and an endless supply of pomegranates. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
Auteur LibraryThingMark W Sasse est un auteur LibraryThing, c'est-à-dire un auteur qui catalogue sa bibliothèque personnelle sur LibraryThing. Discussion en coursAucunCouvertures populaires 
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One night, Bee, a white-robed entity chooses him to be her next project, “knowing that if action ever did occur, it would be an action that didn’t matter, and that was all that mattered to her.” Bee is something of an enigma, part angel, part devilish child – I could never put my finger on her for sure. She could be one of the Fates assisting her progeny on his life journey, or not. And, that is her allure.
Nevertheless, Bee initiates the call to adventure and Francis has no choice but to participate in the pantomime of Bee’s choosing. With Bee, there’s a reason for everything. You just have to trust her instincts.
The old man disappears from New York in a series of strange and unusual experiences, each fraught with danger and life-threatening consequences. Bit by bit, the reason for his time travel reveals a path to redemption if he makes the right choices.
Magical realism is my favorite genre. Unlike most fantasy stories that occur in a fictional land, the magical part occurs in the normal world. Such is the case with Francis Frick. Imagine being thrust into the past and into a place where you had the opportunity to right a wrong. Would you do it? What if you had some magical help?
I have had the pleasure of reading most of Mark Sasse’s novels which like his characters have grown in expression, bursting with life lessons portrayed from living in an unsure world. The author’s descriptions are rich and vibrant placing the reader at the scene of the crime as it is being committed. His imagination is limitless!
The fact that Sasse has lived in various parts of the world figure prominently in his writing. His novels always make me think and weigh out the decisions of his characters. There is always a lesson, and I like that in a novel. It’s like a gift that keeps on giving.
The holiday season is the perfect time to acknowledge the magic that exists in your own life. A Man Too Old for a Place to Far is the perfect Christmas story and at $.99 is a steal. Stay tuned; there will be a sequel to this novel published in 2018. I can’t wait! ❤
*I was given an advanced reader’s copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review which follows* (