Nexus: A Neo Novel

Nexus: A Neo Novel

Deborah Morrison and Arvind Singh

Manor House Publishing

9780978107000 $14.95

Nexus offers an engaging and insightful journey of an odd mix of people drawn together to a spiritual retreat to overcome personal pain. This book will please readers of spiritual, new age, inspirational, self-help and visionary fiction books. It weaves insights within the narrative like The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield and The Peaceful Warrior series by Dan Millman. While editing errors occurred in the first printing, those shortcomings have been removed in the second printing.

Starting with a dramatic suicide scene through intimate details of the struggle of Logan Andrews with depression and despair, we are brought on a journey of inner struggle and personal transformation. The reader is transported to a spiritual retreat learns where the experiences of people at the retreat provide illuminating life lessons. The tone of book creates an authentic journey that is both exploratory and insightful. The overriding theme in Nexus is mystical in its nature, narrating experiences of deeper connection felt with one another and all of life. This is poignantly highlighted in key passages, including Logan's empathy for a dying fish in Chapter 6.

The authors, Deborah Morrison and Arvind Singh, draw upon their experiences in their practice as therapists and as relaxation educators. Their interest in spirituality, healing and personal transformation and empowerment is reflected in the co-authored book. It is rare to find a collaborative novel with a coherent and succinct voice, yet the authors of Nexus have succeeded on both counts.

As you follow Logan and the journey of other characters, you question your own attitudes to life. Logan follows his dream that guides him to the retreat in search of finding his inner peace. Logan is not presented as a perfect human being with heroic qualities, rather he is an anti-hero figure, who is a troubled individual filled with fears. This creates realism to his character that is often missing in many self-help books without this depth.

This is a different kind of book and it is worth reading on many levels. It starts off by revealing the problem faced by each individual, then it shows their capacity to transform their life. When you read Nexus, the wisdom resonates deeply within you, not always consciously but at a soulful level. Anyone interested in an insightful, original story would want to read this book.

Scott North

Reviewer

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