Author : Norman Simon
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491749571
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)
Book Synopsis The Ballad of St. Katherine by : Norman Simon
Download or read book The Ballad of St. Katherine written by Norman Simon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katherine is a strange Bronx girl who hears the voices of the constellations. Abetted by a building super and a disgraced NASA administrator, she becomes a revered faith healer, only to be betrayed by her inner voice, when it tells her to have a child. Set in eras ranging from the sixties to the near future, Simons stories blend sexual tension, religious feeling, intellect and madness into a compelling brew. In a senior-living facility, a man plots murder with a woman he believes to be a famous author. A philosophy professor and her boyfriend contemplate suicide. Their every move followed by cameras, the contestants in a reality show need to complete a main task, but no one knows what it is. After years on the run from the F.B.I., a bank robber enters a monastery, while his lover/accomplice stews in boredom. In the words of one of Simons characters: The sacred and the profane lie close together, separated by the thinnest membrane, almost nothing. Breeching this boundary, The Ballad of St. Katherine presents a fascinating set of personalities, some slain by their obsessions, others able to come to terms with their lives, or their deaths.