Searching for Eternity
“Musser is an excellent writer”
–Publisher’s Weekly
A youth yanked out of the only life he’s known to live on the other side of the Atlantic with a grandmother he’s never seen before…
A mother who shrugs off her son’s anguish with breezy assurances like “You’ll love America, Emile”…
A father’s sudden disappearance from his son’s life with no explanation or even a goodbye…
Following his father’s dubious disappearance, adolescent Emile de Bonnery is forced to leave his native France for Atlanta, Georgia, never suspecting what awaits him in the South of 1964—culture shock, racism, and friendship with a strange girl named Eternity Jones. He brings with him to America an odd collection of “treasures” used by his father during the French Resistance. With the aid of these “treasures.” Emile and Eternity find themselves on a journey through abuse, betrayal, and prejudice that will ultimately lead them into a spiritual quest for healing.
Spanning four decades, Searching for Eternity twists and turns through the secret tunnels of the French Resistance in Lyon, France, the racial tensions of the 1960s in the American South, and the trial of Klaus Barbie, the infamous “Butcher of Lyon”, in the 1980s.
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Musser’s pen evokes an ambiance that wraps itself around the reader, drawing them deep into the story and the era. – Ane Mulligan
Author’s Note
The story for my novel, Searching for Eternity, sneaked up on me and tapped me on the shoulder as I discovered the city of Lyon and her history. Following his father’s dubious disappearance, adolescent Emile de Bonnery is forced to leave his native France for Atlanta, Georgia, never suspecting what awaits him in the South of 1964–culture shock, racism, and friendship with a strange girl named Eternity Jones.
He brings with him to America an odd collection of ‘treasures’ used by his father during the French Resistance. With the aid of these ‘treasures’, Emile and Eternity find themselves on a journey through abuse, betrayal and prejudice which will ultimately lead them into a spiritual quest for healing.
Spanning four decades, their journey unfolds like a spy story and its conclusion shows what happens in the midst of complex human relationships when an adolescent goes searching for eternity.
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| Print ISBN: | 978-1734056433 |
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