John writes from vast experiences of life coupled with uncanny insights into the human spirit and soul. Because his work is so connected to life, we are deeply drawn into the characters and the plot knowing fully well that we are all players on the stage of life. A master at fiction that is so real to the human experience we readily indentify with the struggles and hardship,defeat and victory of the characters; and in the end John masterfully leaves us with hope. A word of caution. You may lose some sleep if you ever start to read this work. It is nearly impossible to put down.