Turning Back The River Speaks

<p>Three forgotten melodies lead Shelumiel (AKA Louis) a young classics scholar on a career path involving the preservation of ancient Greek texts before they fall prey to the ravages of time. A fourth melody never forgotten impels him on a journey of self-discovery. Inspired by his own awakening Shelumiel / Louis seeks to reconnect with the beautiful coed who once loved him. Learning of her death and finding his further inquiries stonewalled Shelumiel embarks on an investigation of her long-neglected disappearance.</p><p><br></p><p>Shelumiel's inquiries launch him on a tortuous path of convoluted encounters psychotic personalities thought-provoking dialog and serendipitous discoveries--all mysteriously interrelated. The trail culminates in a webwork of betrayal corruption and complicity that only the Holmes brothers or a lucid dream could disentangle..</p><p><br></p><p>Much more than an engaging mystery novel<em> Turning Back the River Speaks </em>is an intellectual tour de force with a revealing glimpse into various philosophical pedagogical musicological and sociological problems. In short though couched in an unpredictable yet carefully organized itinerary of interrelated themes and motives<em> Turning Back The River Speaks</em> is a blistering social satire with far-reaching implications for the reconstruction of an American self-awareness. </p><p><br></p><p>In spite of its demands on the intellectual curiosity of the reader <em>Turning Back the River Speaks i</em>s filled with the author's characteristically outrageous humor. wit and hairpin turns.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>