The Wave.The Wave by Walter Mosley Walter Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. Mosley has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War Warner Books, January 2006 $22.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 0446533637 One of our pre-eminent writers, best known for his Easy Rawlins mysteries, makes another trip into the world of science. Errol Porter is an out-of-work techie A technical person. See hacker and programmer. who has turned to pottery to pass the time and heal from career misfortune and his wife's infidelity with his friend Thomas. A phone call from a mysterious man, who can only say a few seemingly unconnected words, changes his life. When he first hears from him, Errol thinks it's only an insane person who's calling him in confusion. Then the man claims to be his father, Arthur Bontemps Porter, back from the dead. Errol is not a believer, but he meets the man he calls GT anyway and is startled star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. by his resemblance to his father and his intimate knowledge of the family. Errol comes to believe that his real father had a second, secret family and that GT is his half-brother. The quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the the truth draws Errol away from depression, but as GT reveals more, the family also has to deal with long-buried secrets and grief. The Porter family drama takes on a bigger scope when GT begins to explain his origins in a mysterious substance called The Wave. As he reveals more, GT draws Errol deeper into dangerous territory and gives him knowledge that makes him a wanted man. Yet Errol's beliefs and his relationship with his father are always at the heart of the story, even as more people become involved. Is GT really his father resurrected? And what does believing in such a return mean for Errol's emotional life? GT's presence challenges the notion of how beings are connected and who really is a threat on our planet. Errol must decide whether he believes in this shadow of his father and whether he will stay with GT as the two go deeper into The Wave. Bernadette Adams Davis is a writer in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . |
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