This is a very interesting read which will resonate with many. In this very interesting read Norman Brain Van weaves together the situation of a 15th Century explorer called Ponce de Leon, from Spain, who is endeavouring to conquer and increase his wealth, with that of a retired 21st Century teacher called Ross Porter. Their lives are so unimaginably different yet they both have one thing in common, the fear of ageing and a reluctance to accept the inevitable. We experience here the different elements of life which cause us pain and the reasons why we might want our lives to never end. This was well written and really interesting, poignant and thought provoking.

Immortal Water weaves a story of two men, from different times, dealing with the issue that has plagued many- aging and death. Van Norman does a good job of connecting the stories through time and bringing about the same fear I would assume most everyone will face in their lifetime

Immortal Water by Brian Van Norman is a free NetGalley ebook that I read into early March.

A man named Ross obsessed with Juan Ponce de Leon and the legend of Florida's Fountain of Youth alongside a story of de Leon himself being guided among the Calusa tribe by his guide, Mayaimi. These are troubling stories, not easily told, and about men who aren't quite able to venture through their transgressions and get to where they really want.

"It is hard to thing to grow old. It is not easy as one's limb's grow stiffer, each function less exact when each though is more memory than hope. Yet so go the days, that are the ghosts of what was with the dull recollection of a change that came, and we were no longer young. "

Probably this is one of the most poetic and emotional descriptions regarding getting older that I've ever read. Mr. Van Norman sets very magical words to his readers to reconsider whether they have already pursued their dreams as olders or they have already been pushing harder in order to catch them. 

Immortal Water is a book that is entirely written about digging out diametrical perceptions of our lives. The writer reflects this perception between two characters Ross Porter, living in the modern times and Juan Ponce de Leon, the Spanish conquistador. After Ross Porter's retirement, she starts to contemplate her life from the beginning to end with the accompany of Juan Ponce.

To me, I really respected the writer's idea to create very unique and original idea with the metaphor of water and discovering life as an individual in the light of the depths of history. However, this poetic and very creative style starts to getting hard to figure out between to protagonists' world and disables the first excitement of reader . 

All in all, Immortal Water is really a good book to read very divergent experience about our life. It viciously pushes to reader to reckon theirs lives with very poetic book. If you are into reading different and a unique book, I highly recommend this. I am finishing my review with these amazing words: 

"The settled life is the hardest off all: knowing you've stopped by the roadside, knowing your journey is done. Still, even among old men there are dreamers."

Have a great reading!
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