Summer Snow

by William T. Hathaway

SUMMER SNOW is a spiritual novel set now amidst the war on terrorism as an American warrior falls in love with a Sufi mystic and learns from her an alternative to the military mentality. As US Special Forces battle al-Qaeda, the escalating violence threatens their future together and the lives of thousands in her country. To save them, she shows him an ancient transcendental way to bring peace to the collective consciousness and prevent terrorism. But can they make it work in time? A story of love in the shadow of destruction, SUMMER SNOW blends passion, adventure, and mystic wisdom to convey its theme that higher consciousness is more effective than violence and that women may be more able than men to lead us there.

204 pages, Paperback

First published September 11, 2005

About the author

William T. Hathaway began his writing career as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, then joined the Special Forces to write a book about war. A World of Hurt won a Rinehart Foundation Award for its portrayal of the psychological roots of war: the emotional blockage and need for patriarchal approval that draw men to the military. CD-Ring is a young-adult novel of a boy learning the futility of violence and the need for peaceful communication. Summer Snow tells of an American warrior in Central Asia who falls in love with a Sufi Muslim and learns from her that higher consciousness is more effective than violence. Radical Peace: People Refusing War presents the experiences of peace activists who have moved beyond demonstrations and petitions into direct action, defying the government's laws and impeding its capacity to kill: http://media.trineday.com/radicalpeace. Wellsprings is set in the coming environmental collapse as an old woman and a young man heal nature through techniques of higher consciousness: http://www.cosmicegg-books.com/books/.... Hathaway is currently an adjunct professor of American studies at the University of Oldenburg in Germany and also works as a teacher with the Transcendental Meditation program. A selection of his writing is available at www.peacewriter.org.

Reviews

[David Thompson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'd give this negative stars if I could.

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a book i would have ever chosen to read. I had to read it for my Sociology course. It was well written and enjoyable but very hard for me to get through.

[Shannie Joy Kosman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book stays with you long after you’ve finished reading it.