The Frog King - Softcover

Worman, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595501958 ISBN 13: 9780595501953

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Advance praise for The Frog King"Impressive and beautifully lucid! Ordinary people find their extraordinariness and play out a powerful drama. This story goes beyond a simple love affair and deals with the toughest problems of all, the challenge of surmounting the mediocrity of living-despite their social upbringing. This is the extraordinary story of a man's quest for truth. It will change the way you feel and think about yourself."-Bill O'Connell, author and educator So often in our lives we find ourselves with our backs against the wall with no place to turn. As Bill's mentor, Dr. Earl Watley puts it, "Bill, you remind me of a man who stands precariously on the point of a needle. Below you, in all directions, is the abyss. Above you is nothing. If you jump from the needle, continuing to pursue her, you'll fall to your death. If you stay where you are, not doing anything, you'll fail. You might as well not have been born. So, Bill, what are you going to do?" The sting of a broken heart is too much and Bill experiences the classic existential crisis; we've all been there at one time or another! The American Indians have a saying, "The soul has gone away." In our modern world there are so many factors that attempt to estrange the soul from our essential being, the public schools, the everyday work place to name a few. When this happens we become neo-stoic; a belief that humankind should be free from passion, unmoved by grief or joy, indifferent to pleasure or pain, and able to submit without complaint to the unavoidable necessity by which all things are governed. Sound familiar? But, despite his upbringing and faced with tremendous difficulty, Bill learns first hand that he can have it all. He can be in the world and be himself at the same time. He finds "The Courage to Be" is more than a symbol or a dream, it's a way of being and loving in spite of uncertainty, insecurity and imperfection. "The Frog King" is a modern fairy tale beca

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About the Author

Raised in Southern California, John Worman was educated in the public school system, studied the violin, electronics and, like his grandfather, he shared a passion for metaphysics. During his many years of living in the Sonora Desert of Southern Arizona, he studied Christianity, Buddhism and the spiritual beliefs of the American Indian.Today, John still enjoys playing the violin, ham radio and astronomy, but his principle occupation remains electronic engineering. John has written many technical articles and several fiction works. For recreation, he hits the ski slopes and has also been seen sailing a catamaran in the French Antilles. John is currently editing his next work: "The Screwtape Letters, 2000." It's a volume of correspondence between the old master, Screwtape, and his new disciple, Scrabtree, that, by certain covert means, he's been able to compile. Simply put, these letters involve diabolical training aimed solely at disrupting the Faith of mortals and causing them to turn their attention away from all that is Holy and towards an entity that Scewtape referred to as "Our Father Below."The greatest deception the devil ever enjoyed has been convincing mortals that he doesn't exist. As spiritual hope rises in the twenty-first century, and carrying the tradition of Mr. C. S. Lewis, John will soon offer these underground letters to the public.John Welcomes e-mail correspondence and can be reached at: the_frog_king@comcast.net

Synopsis

The Frog King is a tale about one man's struggle and coming of age in the modern world, a world that oppresses him. Bill, a college junior and music major, believes he's found his soul mate. Now, after waiting patiently for his true love and with emotions ready to explode, he leaves home to pursue her. Nothing can stop him, not his tyrannical mother, not her overly protective father. Like most young men he believes he can accomplish anything. However, like most young men he is naive, impulsive and inexperienced. Just when he thinks everything is going his way, something so terrible happens that Bill risks losing everything, even his sanity. As Bill struggles, he finds a mentor in one of his college professors. Challenged to find out who he really is, Bill begins to unlock the cage that has imprisoned his soul since time began. During a Vision Quest he stands alone in Skull Valley, Arizona. Out of his tortured past a mortal enemy has once again found him and a life and death battle ensues.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595501958
• ISBN 13: 9780595501953
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 324