The Castaway Sarasota Trilogy

a Man Adrift On A Broken Catamaran In The Gulf Of Mexico Is Rescued And Brought To A Care Facility In The Yucatan Run By An Unconventional Jesuit. The Man Seems To Remember Nothing Of His Past Except His Name. To Speed His Recovery, The Priest Engages Him In Searching Conversations And Introduces Him To A Captivating Woman Who Runs A School For Children In Town. as Their Three Lives Intertwine And Their Secrets Come To Light, They Become Entangled In A Complex Web Of Emotions. told In Poetic Prose, The Castaway, Which Continues The Story Begun In Sunset In Sarasota, Is A Fable-like Meditation On The Nature Of Memory, Beauty, Love And Friendship, And Offers A Profound Affirmation Of The Healing Power Of Words. publishers Weekly in This Dreamy But Pedestrian Novel, A Sweet But Vague Conclusion To Rivolta's Sarasota Trilogy (after Alex And The Color Of The Wind), A Husband Grieves The Loss Of His Beloved Wife Marianne Who Died In New York City In The 9/11 Tragedy. A Sarasota, Florida Businessman Gets Lost At Sea In A Catamaran And Is Found Off The Yucatan Peninsula. His Memory Foggy, His Identity Uncertain, Joe The Yankee Is Befriended By Padre Brian, A Helpful Jesuit Priest Who Has His Own Problems. Joe Also Meets Sara, An Attractive Kindergarten Principal, And As Joe And Padre Brian Bond, Joe Finally Remembers Who He Is And Begins To Deal With His Past. Padre Brian Notices That Sara And Joe Make A Good Pair, And He Encourages Their Romance; Despite Moments Of Envy, Brian Reveals To The Couple His Former Life As A Financial Analyst And His Own Ill-fated Marriage. As Both Men Struggle To Accept The Past And Move On, Rivolta Makes A Gentle Point About Love, Faith And Grief. copyright © Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.