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My Sister: A Journey to Myself

Runner-up in the biography/autobiography category at the 2017 Paris Book Festival

A true story about a man’s search for family in the aftermath of the defeat of Nazism and the Holocaust and the resultant joy and exhilaration of discovering himself and his place in the world. Peter Breyer, a 59 year old PhD. health care professional, the son of immigrant parents from Europe, learns one day through his aged mother that his deceased father of 20 years was previously married and had a daughter. With only the suggestion of a name, Dr. Breyer begins his search into his father’s past after years of silence. It leads to his partially estranged German family, their Nazi past, their struggle to survive the immediate aftermath of the war in the Russian zone of occupation and their escape from East Berlin to the West. Each new revelation forces an examination of his own life and beliefs about the past and the need for forgiveness and drives an unrelenting desire to find his sister and reunite with his German family. A true and heartwarming story with unexpected turns and new insights on the meaning of family, self identity, the relationship between a son and father and the fulfillment of uncovering ones roots.

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Mountain of Hope

Mark Muller and his wife buy a small country cottage and 100 acres in picturesque Columbia County, New York, as a weekend retreat. Mark and his wife soon encounter an escalating wave of missing items and vandalism that threatens his weekend solitude. As Muller investigates he uncovers a mystery dating back 35 years; which is still unfolding and affecting the lives of those involved. A moral dilemma develops that forces previously unimaginable choices and compels him into an examination of his own life and beliefs. Set in the beautiful hills of Columbia County, the ‘old’ clashes with the ‘new’ as weekenders and second home owners gradually contest for primacy in the community and reshape its character. Muller, caught in these forces, struggles to uncover the mystery and bring redemption to himself and the land. Rich with local folklore, his story is beautiful and moving, about biblical truths, lost love and the redemptive power that can reshape life in the face of tragedy.

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A Man Named Joe

Winner in the spiritual category at the 2017 Paris Book Festival

“Joe was a man unlike most men. His name was ordinary, but he was not.” So begins the story of Joe, who comes fortuitously to a small town on the banks of the Hudson River, two hours north of New York City. He rents a small apartment in the home of an older man who has lived in Hudson, New York, since 1920. The older man is confronted with Joe, a man of incredible simplicity, who has the ability to transform the lives of all those around him. As their relationship matures, the older man is led to contemplate the transgressions of his past, and is guided to a path of reconciliation. The struggles of this old man are the struggles of all men as they seek to overcome the demonic forces within them, and accept and spread the love with which all men are endowed. The story of Joe is an affirmation of what is good in this world, and when accepted and spread to others, brings freedom forever.

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Sanibel

“No man will ever abuse me again.”
So says Sanibel Crom, an orphaned mulatto woman in mid-nineteenth century New England who is determined to overcome the subservient role assigned to her by her race and sex. Set in the hills of the Berkshires, the story traces Sanibel’s rise from a barmaid to a woman of property. But to succeed she must deny her racial and sexual identity and confront the hatred for those who violated her in her youth. This struggle of one woman mirrors the struggle of all nineteenth century women who had the strength to succeed but forgot how to love.