Sebastian Cole LLC
May 2012
On Sale: April 19, 2012
Featuring: Noah Hartman; Robin
224 pages ISBN: 0985115602 EAN: 9780985115609 Kindle: B007ZIQDV0 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Noah Hartman, eighty years old, lies sick in a hospital bed
recounting his life of love and loss to Josh, in his
sixties, a wise and compassionate orderly who stopped in to
bring him dinner. As Noah's loved ones arrive one by one to
see him, they listen in on his story, and we're transported
back in time to Noah's younger years. Though outwardly
seeming to have it all, Noah, now thirty-five, is actually
an empty, lost, and broken man running on automatic pilot.
He has no true identity due to having allowed his powerful,
wealthy parents to manipulate, control, and brainwash him
from a young age. With the threat of disinheritance and
withholding love and approval if he doesn't comply with the
plan they have for his life, Noah is lured in by the reward
of great wealth and the illusion of running the family
business empire some day. In truth, however, Noah is like a
regular, everyday guy living a life that was not meant for
him. Enter Robin, twenty-five years old, who -- in direct
contrast to Noah -- is a vivacious, free spirit. Full of
life and always living in the moment, Robin's love saves
Noah by inspiring him to stand up to his parents and live
his own life at all costs, reclaiming his true self. While
snorkeling in the Caribbean, the captain of the boat warns
them not to disturb anything in the sea. Ignoring the
exhortation, Noah dives down and snags a sand dollar from
the ocean floor, whereupon it explodes in his hand. With the
fragile sand dollar taking on new significance, Robin
inexplicably leaves Noah shortly after returning from their
trip. Like a passing breeze, she disappears out of his life
without a trace, seemingly forever. Years pass, and Noah
still can't get her out of his mind and out of his heart.
After all, she'd always be the one who got away, the one he
loved the most. That's when he finds out about her hidden
secret, an underlying condition responsible for her having
left. Noah has no choice but to move on with his life
without her, meeting Sarah and pursuing a relationship with
her. Years later, it's Noah and Sarah's wedding day, and
Robin discovers a clue that Noah had surreptitiously sent
her, inspiring her to race to the wedding to try to stop it.
With the wedding in shambles, the scene jumps back to
present day, with both Robin and Sarah placed in Noah's
hospital room. But which one did he choose? Things are
definitely not as they appear as Noah discovers a far
greater truth about his past, present, and future. As Noah
finishes telling his story, we are brought up to present
day, where the pieces of a shattered love are put back
together in the remarkable final chapter of his life.
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