George
Santayana declcared, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to
repeat it."
But
what happens when you cannot make peace with the past?
What
happens when the past has such an iron grip, that it actually controls your
present, and dictates your future?
Ask
that question of Jeffrey, a former corporate suit, turned antiques dealer by a
chance meeting with family he'd never known he had. A young man who has locked
up his past, and thrown away the key.
Ask
that question of Katya, the one woman Jeffrey desperately loves, and whose past
refuses to allow her to love in return.
Ask
that question of Viktor, Jeffrey's mentor in the ethereal, gritty world of
antiquities acquisitions. A man whose life was defined by a number from an
early age, and whose memories are the stuff of nightmares.
When
American Jeffrey Sinclair starts a new life in London Europe , he discovers
that the source of the antiques is not the only secret Alexander is hiding.
Davis
Bunn lifts the veil from a world that most of us have never even considered,
even as he deals with those aspects of life that many have never come to terms
with. His research is, as usual, meticulous. His lessons are, as usual,
life-altering. You'll come to love Jeffrey, Katya, and Viktor as really good
friends, as they each make peace with their past through the only means
possible.
5
stars.
Florians Gate
ISBN 978-1-61970-066-6
Fiction/Christian/General
Hendrickson Publishers
341 pages
$13.95 U.S.
