Book Overview
In this paradoxical three-part novel built on dreams, illusions, and reality, Joseph Prigione(whose name means prison in Italian) journeys to free himself from an existence of endless cells. A disruptive family and a brother's death create his nighttime journey.
But the disappearance of his wife, Victoria, and a dream of a beautiful woman in white lure Joseph to seek the origins of his relationship with Victoria before they were married. What ensues is an erotic fairy tale of passion and humor beginning in the Ironbound section of Newark and ending in a seaside New Jersey town where sex and power amount to disillusion. The couple is swept away to India and to a Tibetan monastery where special monks teach humorous lessons and shed light on Joseph's unresolved past while giving Victoria a new path. Is there an island of peace where the face of love kisses the face of terror? Find out in Arthur Nello’s Jewels of Change.
Know the Author
Arthur Nello was born in Newark, New Jersey, where he taught in the public schools. He taught English to NATO aviators in Florence, Italy, and Tibetan monks in India. Nello enjoys hiking in Cornwall and Nepal, and he lives in Belmar, New Jersey.
Excerpt: Nighttime Journey to Long Ago
The killing happened as it always had. It was without sound, and Joseph came
upon it afterward in the dark. The two men were there.
He lay between them. He was dying; Joseph knew that. Soon he would be
gone.