Andrew J. Salat

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Short Stories for Romantics (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

The famous songwriter Cole Porter once asked, What Is This Thing Called Love? His question caused author Andrew J. Salat to wonder: is the condition physical, spiritual, or, as some cynics might describe, a temporary madness of the heart?

Salat believes Mr. Porters question is answered quite well in Short Stories for Romantics. The story High Heels is a haunting tale of love found and lost, told to him by an interesting airline passenger. Adriennes Room takes the reader on an unforgettable roller-coaster ride. For a more spiritual journey, High Level Meeting seeks to bring on second thoughts about the way we live our lives.

These sixteen stories take the reader on an imaginary sojourn we all must take in order to experience true love in our lives.

Mr. Salat is a gifted storyteller with imagination and eloquent style. His stories had me turning pages to the very last. Beverly DeGeorge, literary consultant

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Andrew Salat was born in the tiny country of Slovakia. At age eleven, his vagabond father had his family join him in Western Pennsylvania. For young Andrew, life in America seemed a continuous festival. If educated on both sides of the Atlantic was a plus, growing up amongst the diverse cultures of a small steel town helped him become a better American.World War II put his American dream on hold. Wounded, he was sent home, and married his fiancée, Anne Kendrick. Like many veterans, their smoky steel town however, forced them to fulfill their post-war dreams in Southern California.Two years at the prestigious Los Angeles Art Center helped Andrew to broaden his perspective. The coming of their firstborn, however, forced him to seek a more secure position with the Postal Service. Evening classes in real estate investment taught him to take advantage of a booming economy. With his full-time job, plus managing properties, Andrew's never-ending search for fascinating hobbies kept him busy: art collecting, astronomy and electronics, to name a few. To house their classic art collection, the couple chose to build a Mediterranean-style mini-villa on a California mountaintop. Their ballroom-sized living room delighted the fun-loving Anne, while Andrew's dream of an observatory with a research-grade telescope became a reality.Tragedy struck when Anne was diagnosed with cancer. Forced to rethink the very meaning of life, Andrew retired early so they could tour Europe. On their return, they found others dwelling under the same ominous cloud. Frequent parties at their spacious home became a way to compress a lifetime into the years remaining.Anne's passing did not go unnoticed on their enchanted knoll of pink granite boulders, accented by rare Manzanita trees. The irises and daffodils Anne had planted on the pathways missed her girlish voice, as she had once coddled them. The towering cedar, put in as a seedling, reaffirmed her courage in facing those last poignant years. The weeping willow by the colonnaded porch has a different message: its languid branches wave in the gentle breeze, as if in a prayer for a gracious lady's brief but exemplary life. Alone at his mountaintop retreat, Andrew worked through his grief by writing. Though war and personal tragedy may have tempered his philosophy, his writing reflects an easy pace, with light touches of humor.Asked by a friend why at age ninety-three he still writes, he replied, "I strongly believe, at the moment of our creation, God wants us to lead happy lives. We can achieve happiness by mixing a little fantasy into a sometimes stark reality."When asked about his exemplary life, he replied, "To me, human emotions are a paradox. As a soldier, I once ran through ankle-grazing machine-gun fire while sidestepping fallen buddies. More than twenty men were lost that morning, and yet none of us shed a tear. Sixty years later, I see a young mother usher her three children into a van, and reminded of my young family, I found myself holding back tears."The next has to do with being a romance novelist: "Humans' need for love is essential. I was heartbroken to learn that Emily Bronte, who wrote the love story of the century, died at age thirty without ever experiencing true love."The author has since remarried. Due to their need to be closer to health-care facilities, Andrew and Ruth have left their dream home, and now live in the north San Diego County.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LifeRich Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781489701183
• Artikelnr.: 52429154