Companion of Breath

Seen as a messenger of God by a disturbed youth John Scrounge has actually such a dark vision of life that he retreats from the world as a librarian's assistant. Convinced by a series of encounters that he must be more of a monster than a man Scrounge flees one night arriving at the gate of Greymore Prison.<P>There he is found by a high-ranking guard who brings him home but soon finds his young daughter infatuated with the houseguest. Enraged by her wanton desire the guard sets off one incident after another-he not only releases a mysterious inmate from Greymore but also reveals his own shocking past.<P><I>Companion of Breath</I> is a fascinating tale a story with a spellbinding climax where characters are compelled forward by their worst flaws and ensnared by the cycle of their ways.