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The Novice Master

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Pub Date Nov 30 2015 | Archive Date Feb 08 2016

Diamond Spring Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

General Fiction (Adult) | New Adult

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In this coming-of-age tale, naïve college freshman Evan boards at Professor Ellis Barlowe’s house, and unravels his secret past as a ‘saint,’ decades spent as a devout monk ministering to the sick and dying at a monastery hospice before renouncing his faith and rejoining the world. But Evan finds himself unwittingly playing ‘novice,’ to the imperious Barlowe’s ‘abbot’, a role-playing complicated by the men’s mutual passion for the same woman—Barlowe’s assistant and Evan’s instructor, Persephone. Eventually, their roles blur and dissolve, leading to a bond that will transform both men and change the course of their lives.

In this coming-of-age tale, naïve college freshman Evan boards at Professor Ellis Barlowe’s house, and unravels his secret past as a ‘saint,’ decades spent as a devout monk ministering to the sick...

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ISBN 9781518737558
PRICE $14.95 (USD)

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