As Green As Paradise

Fiction & Literature, Action Suspense, Historical
Cover of the book As Green As Paradise by Adam Lifshey, SCARITH/New Academia Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Adam Lifshey ISBN: 9780983689997
Publisher: SCARITH/New Academia Publishing Publication: December 6, 2011
Imprint: SCARITH/New Academia Publishing Language: English
Author: Adam Lifshey
ISBN: 9780983689997
Publisher: SCARITH/New Academia Publishing
Publication: December 6, 2011
Imprint: SCARITH/New Academia Publishing
Language: English
As Green as Paradise is a lyrical weave of a governor's story, once a conquistador. It is a tale of loves lost and dreams unfulfilled, of characters condemned to forge ahead in a world at once old and new.

The avocado carver was once a conquistador. This time, though, he aims to arrive in peace, as a governor, leading his relatives across the sea to a new world where they will found a settlement in a green valley. Yet his hopes for harmony with the indigenous people do not develop as planned. And distant dark forces conspire against him, certain that his relatives share a secret and forbidden heritage. His memories pursue him too, images of a childhood upon a faraway island, and of a dusty peninsula that he will never see again. As Green as Paradise is a lyrical weave of the governor's story, flowing with fables of beauty and solitude. It is a tale of loves lost and dreams unfulfilled, of characters condemned to forge ahead in a world at once old and new: scribes and inquisitioners, soldiers and scholars, storytellers and warriors, a unicorn hunter and a pirate and a wanderer, a poet and a musician too. And amid story upon story, the governor carves dim codes into the pits of discarded avocados and remembers it all.

"Lifshey's elegant re-imagination of an aspect of colonial history is so visual and lush. Both beautiful and brilliant, this novel reminds us of how ephemeral international human conquests can be."
—Carole Sargent, Director of the Office of Scholarly and Literary Publications, Georgetown University
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
As Green as Paradise is a lyrical weave of a governor's story, once a conquistador. It is a tale of loves lost and dreams unfulfilled, of characters condemned to forge ahead in a world at once old and new.

The avocado carver was once a conquistador. This time, though, he aims to arrive in peace, as a governor, leading his relatives across the sea to a new world where they will found a settlement in a green valley. Yet his hopes for harmony with the indigenous people do not develop as planned. And distant dark forces conspire against him, certain that his relatives share a secret and forbidden heritage. His memories pursue him too, images of a childhood upon a faraway island, and of a dusty peninsula that he will never see again. As Green as Paradise is a lyrical weave of the governor's story, flowing with fables of beauty and solitude. It is a tale of loves lost and dreams unfulfilled, of characters condemned to forge ahead in a world at once old and new: scribes and inquisitioners, soldiers and scholars, storytellers and warriors, a unicorn hunter and a pirate and a wanderer, a poet and a musician too. And amid story upon story, the governor carves dim codes into the pits of discarded avocados and remembers it all.

"Lifshey's elegant re-imagination of an aspect of colonial history is so visual and lush. Both beautiful and brilliant, this novel reminds us of how ephemeral international human conquests can be."
—Carole Sargent, Director of the Office of Scholarly and Literary Publications, Georgetown University

More books from Historical

Cover of the book The Girl with Ghost Eyes by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book Only the Stones Survive by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book Gekauft für den Harem by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book THE SWEET CHEAT by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book Sweet Charity by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book Sonoma Rose by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book All The Dirty Cowards by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book The Two Torcs by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book The Rose and The Thorn by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book Tales of Prophet Adam (Pbuh) The First Messenger of God by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book Spice and Wolf, Vol. 6 (light novel) by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book The Proof House by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book Le caprice d'un gentleman by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book 24 They Sought love by Adam Lifshey
Cover of the book G$$$$O$$$$L$$$$F Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden by Adam Lifshey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy