To Rise Above.To Rise Above SD Hatfield Outskirts Press 10940 South Parker Road, #515, Parker, CO 80134 http://outskirtspress.com/toriseabove 1598004794 $13.95 220 pages (888)-672-6657 "To Rise Above" by SD Hatfield is a fast paced action adventure novel that uses current idioms and culture to reinterpret re·in·ter·pret tr.v. re·in·ter·pret·ed, re·in·ter·pret·ing, re·in·ter·prets To interpret again or anew. re ancient ideals of knighthood knighthood: see chivalry; courtly love; knight. and chivalry chivalry (shĭv`əlrē), system of ethical ideals that arose from feudalism and had its highest development in the 12th and 13th cent. . Protagonist Marc Johnson
Marc Johnson, born in Omaha, Nebraska on 21 October 1953, is an American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader. must confront and accept the cost of a past association which was sourced in a hunger for ideals but ultimately flowers into evil. All motives and actions are weighed and retribution is exacted--sometimes unfairly. This is a deftly deft adj. deft·er, deft·est Quick and skillful; adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous. [Middle English, gentle, humble, variant of dafte, foolish; see daft. scripted novel of growth through facing our own worst fears and nightmares. Ultimately Marc's choices boil down to taking responsibility for his mistakes, and dealing courageously with the consequences, meanwhile risking his current life and love. Marc's goal becomes to rise above the past and build a new future secure from the hazards of poisoned ideals. "To Rise Above" is a well-written, convincing, exciting novel that draws upon inspiration arising from the author's life experiences. |
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