This Strange and Precious Thing

By Esme Ellis

On vacation with her boy-friend, Simon, a photo-journalist, Annya dreams of becoming a world-class reporter; instead she finds herself caught up in a nightmare. Simon is called away on a mysterious mission, but persuades her to finish out their holiday alone. The next day her usual swim in the sea goes disastrously wrong. Almost drowned by massive waves and strong tides, she limps home bleeding and shaken to find their apartment has been invaded, yet there's no sign of a break-in. Is the intruder hiding, waiting for her? What manner of being is the radiant and extraordinary youth who seems to be watching her from on high? Young Finn is also on a mission. He's been called back to his home planet by Gaia, Mother Earth. A story full of surprises, twists and turns, screeching round hair-pin bends, the reader has to hang on to their seat The unusual love story at the heart of the work holds a message of beauty and hope for us all; gods and humans alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503096378
• ISBN13: 9781503096370
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"