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Menopause Man.


Menopause Man

Mel Mathews

Fisher King Fisher King

guardian of the Grail. [Ger. Legend, Parzival; Arthurian Legend: Walsh Classical, 227]

See : Guardianship


Fisher King

old, maimed king whose restoration symbolizes the return of spring vegetation.
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PO Box 222321, Carmel, CA 93922

9780977607617, $17.95 www.fisherkingpress.com

The sequel to "LeRoi", Menopause Man is a novel starring a "quasi-rake" male protagonist Malcolm Clay, divorced, middle-aged, disdaining the religious heritage of his childhood, and generally self-absorbed ... though sporting some significantly redeeming qualities. Harsh reality Harsh Reality are a little-known, proto-prog band born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire out of the remnants of the Freightliner Blues Band (formerly the Revolution) in the early sixties.  has stripped away his previous charmed fairytale life; he has spent fruitless fruit·less  
adj.
1. Producing no fruit.

2. Unproductive of success: a fruitless search. See Synonyms at futile.
 years searching outside of himself amid an ephemeral Temporary. Fleeting. Transitory.  world for internal reconciliation. Menopause Man is ultimately a novel of growth, and learning to evolve above being ruled by desires and how to let go of the false idols of meaningless money, indulgence, or sex without love. An absorbing and reflective saga about how difficult yet ultimately rewarding it is to improve oneself.
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Date:Oct 1, 2007
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