Sunday, August 21, 2011

CROSS CURRENTS (JOHN SHORS)


STORY DESCRIPTION:

Thailand's pristine and remote Ko Phi Phi island attracts tourists from around the world, offering a haven to people from all walks of life.  Yet even paradise has its perils.  Struggling to make ends meet, resort owners Lek and Sarai are happy to give an American named Patch room and board in exchange for his help.  But trouble looms when Patch's brother, Ryan, arrives, accompanied by his beautiful girlfriend, Brooke.  Lek learns that Patch is running from the law, and his mere presence puts Lek's family at risk.  Meanwhile, Brooke begins to doubt her love for Ryan, while her feelings for Patch blossom.  The two brothers, once inseparable, clash over a choice that could alter their lives.

In a glorious landscape of sea and sky, where nature's bounty seems endless, these two families are caught in the cross currents of conflict and change-and swept up in an approaching cataclysm that will require all their strength of heart and soul to survive.

My Review:

A mesmerizing, poignant, life affirming read!  CROSS CURRENTS will leave you with a thankfulness for your life and an awareness of the global tragedies that can pound us without warning.  To one day be leading an idyllic and carefree life then to be thrown into a maelstrom of tragedy the next is a reminder to us all just how precious life is.  Just how precarious our situations can be.  Never take anything for granted because that very thing could disappear in the blink of an eye.  Be thankful people, oh so very thankful for what you have in life because the uncertainty of the unknown lurks just beyond your periphery vision.  To have it all one minute and lose it all the next is a reminder to live today like it was your last because tonight or tomorrow may just be that - your last!

John Shors has penned a beautiful story of family, love, and the tragedy that befalls not only this family but millions of others.  A chilling reality check for us all, don't miss this one!

(Preview copy courtesy of John Shors, with thanks!)


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