Love of Finished Years

This moving debut novel by Gregory Erich Phillips won the Grand Prize for best book of the year in the Chanticleer Reviews International writing Competition.Pre WWI Elsa came to America with her eyes wide open realizing it was up to her to make a life for herself. Surviving a sweatshop in lower Manhattan a chance job with a Long Island elite family opens up her world. Invited in up to a point she unwittingly albeit precariously crosses the social divide with her now open heart which puts all she worked for in jeopardy.What a truly wonderful story! Ive read it three times and with each reading I find myself caring about the fabulous characters and their lives even more. -- P. J. Alderman New York Times Bestselling AuthorFrom the riveting opening . . . until its gripping conclusion this enthralling novel vividly portrays the desperate times of German immigrants landing at Ellis Island in 1905. A timely read . . . it illuminates the issues that we are experiencing a century later. . .Phillips reminds us that love light and perseverance can help us find a way to overcome almost any obstacle. -- Chanticleer ReviewsA Beguiling Novel... Readers will be satisfied by this novels fast-paced plotting and its memorable characters. -- Publishers WeeklyAUTHOR: GREGORY ERICH PHILLIPS ISBN: ISBN 13 978-1-64058-011-4 FORMAT: 5.5 X 8.5 PAPERBACK PAGES: 309 PRICE: $18.95 AVAILABLE: INGRAM BOOKS PUBLISHER: LIMA CONCORDIA contact: www.gregoryerichphillips.com