Bøger af Fran Orenstein

Everyone wanders through a world of light and darkness, seeking a place in the sun to spend the final decades of life. Winding Ways is every person's journey through the middle years into the elder years, with a few tweaks here and there. It is a trip from funny and ridiculous to woeful and introspective with stops along the way to admire a sunrise or a flower and hear a bird singing. All are welcome to take this journey through the next part of life, to walk upon any path you choose and enjoy the experience. NATURAL PROGRESSION Friends are like snowflakes. Each a unique beauty, Blanketing us with love and subtle alterations. Swept away by the north wind deserting us, shivering and alone, until the next blizzard and new friends drift in Memories linger like the imprints on a window of impaled snowflakes, sparkling in the sunlight.

The human journey from childhood to the early middle years begins in the cradle and molds the person you become. You evolve from memories of places, family and friends, the angst of adolescence, first love and a glimpse of the future. You emerge in the adult years of work and play, love and loss, creating your own family and your place in the world. Open these pages and travel through a poetic world that will make you laugh and cry, smile and sigh as you follow the first footprints of life. HIGH SCHOOL DREAMSCAPE Paradise or purgatory Paradox and perfidy Acne and angst Agony and ecstasy Reduced to nothingness by selective memory and age Rendered meaningless by time and experience Yet lingering in the soul, bundles of unhealed wounds

Rachel Wells loses everything she cherishes in a brief summer storm off the coast of Florida. Haunted by the ghosts of her past, driven to the point of insanity by survivor's guilt, Rachel turns her back on the world and retreats to a deserted island with her cat. Here she plans to live out her life in isolation, frozen behind an impenetrable veil of pain. That is, until she receives a gift from the sea that opens a slit in the veil and allows the world to intrude. Ignoring her conscience, Rachel learns too late that some gifts are not meant to be kept forever, and that forgiveness and redemption sometimes require sacrifice. The gods and spirits watch as the many layers of love unfold to reveal a complex finale.