"The Snail's Castle by Mark Gordon is contemporary literary fiction at its finest. It introduces Jungian theories about psychological individuation, gives voice to the bourgeois aspirations of immigrant Jews, and makes ping-pong matches seem as riveting as NCAA March Madness college basketball games. There is a refreshing intimacy about the characters, which draws the reader inexorably into the mix. At 296 pages The Snail's Castle is a pleasure to read. This is a no-brainer: five stars." --Palmetto Review

Author Bio: Mark Gordon grew up in the seaport city, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and moved to Montreal in the nineteen-fifties, where he studied at McGill University. The three years he spent in Montreal provided inspiration for him to write The Snail’s Castle. He has authored two previous novels, The Kanner Aliyahand Head of the Harbour, one set in Israel and the other in Halifax. Gordon’s poetry has appeared in numerous journals in Canada and the United States. For the past twenty-five years he has taught English to newcomers to Canada and has mentored novice teachers.