Lotus
by C.K Durham
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Pub Date Aug 05 2022 | Archive Date May 24 2023
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Description
Covert operations. Predictive dreams. Tangled jungle paths. A passionate, whirlwind romance.
Isabela is haunted by her dreams. When a series of synchronistic events merge her nighttime dreams with reality, Isabela follows her intuition to study with a master watercolor artist in Thailand. She descends the airplane airstairs in Bangkok into an overwhelming heat and a future with unforeseeable consequences.
Navy pilot Lance Jameson is flying jets off the USS Midway when he is recruited for a covert mission along the Laotian border-and a return to the far eastern land of his youth.
Mera Rodriguez lives an idyllic life on a small farm in rural El Salvador and is fascinated with the jungle and the myriad of life forms that populate it. Preparations for her quinceañera celebration are underway when government-sanctioned rebels burst into the local church and recruit, at gunpoint, the able-bodied men of her village. Mera must now forge a path of her own.
Charged within the backdrop of the pre-Vietnam war era, three lives converge in an epic, multigenerational novel that spans four decades. Lotus explores the brutality of war, the mysterious interconnection and impermanence of nature, and the freeing power of redemption.
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Featured Reviews
Sue E, Reviewer
A sweeping, epic novel that spans four decades and explores the lives of three individuals against the backdrop of war and nature. The writing is poetic and evocative, transporting the reader to the lush jungles of Thailand, the skies above the USS Midway, and the rural villages of El Salvador. The characters are fully realized and compelling, each with their own unique struggles and journeys towards redemption. This is a beautifully written, immersive novel that will stay with readers long after they turn the final page.
Abigail L, Librarian
A captivating novel that explores the lives of three individuals whose paths intersect amidst the chaos of war and the impermanence of nature. The writing is rich and immersive, transporting readers to exotic locales and exploring complex themes of love, loss, and redemption. This is a novel that will leave readers thinking long after they finish the final page, and is a must-read for anyone who loves epic, multigenerational stories that explore the complexities of the human experience.
Reviewer 992166
It was intriguing, mysterious and twisted. It’s like one of those books where the story is narrated in different timelines and there are so many characters to figure out there connection with each other. In the beginning it felt like a different pieces of puzzle have been put together. And until i connected them, the story already hooked me and it made me curious.
The book has such a promising beginning and an unpredictable ending. While I was thinking that I am just reading about different characters, I didn’t realise there are strings attached to them. They were like missing pieces of puzzle to each other and woah a lot of happens in this book. It surprised me and shocked me both. While I felt whether it all happened because it was Isabela’s destiny or because of choices she made. While Lance was a kind of character for whom his destiny has always been unpredictable for him. Sometimes destiny is cruel and love has a tragic ending.
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