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Geminknot
A young reporter is assigned what she thinks will be a boring report on the lives of two elderly nursing home residents. She finds that their story is a wonderful tale of intense love over the length of their entire lives. The adventure begins with the tale of Mike who was switched at birth for one of a pair of twins. He has an unexplained but intense love for his sister Mary, and he discovers that she feels the same for him. A criminal mob intervenes in their lives, and the story takes a different and exciting turn.
302 pages, Paperback
First published September 17, 2015
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About the author
Alexander Francis
30 books23 followersI grew up in Charleston, South Carolina and went to college there. I still have the sand in my shoes and the smell of the salt air in my nose, and when I return, encountering those two things brings back floods of memories.My first attempt at writing was to re-create some of my favorite episodes from childhood and, also, to poke a bit of harmless fun at my brother. In college, I discovered an ability to write poetry, thanks to a rather demanding English professor, who eventually came to appreciate and encourage my work.
Life intervenes, as it does for everyone, and there was a large hiatus before I found time to write again. My first attempt came almost by accident, because one day I simply wrote down what had happened to me the previous evening. The story slowly became a book…Are We A Band Yet?, and at the time, the few who read it were full of praise. Because the story was personal, and some of the characters real, I declined to publish it for a long time. But my language skills and my storytelling were re-awakened by that first attempt, and since then, I have gone on to write eight full-length novels, all the while working on my style and literary abilities.
I found that what most interests me is the interrelationship between a man and a woman. It’s a subject which has tested writers and storytellers for eons and is truly inexhaustible, for each situation is both unique and timeless, as well as compelling.
During my rather short career, my emotions have been awakened, and I attempt to give my readers the intensity of my feelings through my words. Two of my novels (Beware The Exit and Memory Gap) were inspired by dreams, and after recalling the fragments that remained the next morning, I put the essence down on paper and began the laborious task of creating an exciting book.
Writing has made me grow as a person, not only because of attention to the emotional content of my books, but also attention to detail, both environmental and personal. Writing is like photography in that it brings the world around you into your consciousness, occasionally for the first time.
Instead of being exhausted, my writing is just getting started, because everywhere I look, I can see the outline of yet another book which needs telling, another exciting tale or tender moment which can be created in ink and paper.
Alexander Francis
Life intervenes, as it does for everyone, and there was a large hiatus before I found time to write again. My first attempt came almost by accident, because one day I simply wrote down what had happened to me the previous evening. The story slowly became a book…Are We A Band Yet?, and at the time, the few who read it were full of praise. Because the story was personal, and some of the characters real, I declined to publish it for a long time. But my language skills and my storytelling were re-awakened by that first attempt, and since then, I have gone on to write eight full-length novels, all the while working on my style and literary abilities.
I found that what most interests me is the interrelationship between a man and a woman. It’s a subject which has tested writers and storytellers for eons and is truly inexhaustible, for each situation is both unique and timeless, as well as compelling.
During my rather short career, my emotions have been awakened, and I attempt to give my readers the intensity of my feelings through my words. Two of my novels (Beware The Exit and Memory Gap) were inspired by dreams, and after recalling the fragments that remained the next morning, I put the essence down on paper and began the laborious task of creating an exciting book.
Writing has made me grow as a person, not only because of attention to the emotional content of my books, but also attention to detail, both environmental and personal. Writing is like photography in that it brings the world around you into your consciousness, occasionally for the first time.
Instead of being exhausted, my writing is just getting started, because everywhere I look, I can see the outline of yet another book which needs telling, another exciting tale or tender moment which can be created in ink and paper.
Alexander Francis
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November 5, 2016
The story begins when a young, ambitious reporter, employed by a small town newspaper, is ordered to visit the local nursing home to report on a couple who has been married for many years. Jill is annoyed because she is sick of reporting on things like the local garden club and she figures that this assignment will be more of the same.
When Jill first meets Mike she is touched by the depth of the love he obviously still feels for his wife, Mary. But, Jill still believes that her story will be little more than a fluff piece.
When Mike begins by telling her that he was switched at birth for one of a pair of twins, Jill's interest is piqued.
As Mike continues to talk, they are joined by Mary who is dying and the story gets more & more interesting as details emerge.
This story includes an unlikely and unique love story, mob affiliations, murder, a young man off to fight in World War II, and much more.
As Jill is drawn into the story, so is the reader. It is impossible to not want to know more about this elderly pair of lovebirds. Readers will want to know what the secret is to holding onto that love for a lifetime.
As beautiful and touching as the story of Mike and Mary seems to be, they also seem to have been magnets for trouble and they are both touched by evil at different times in their lives.
The author does a great job of showing both the best of mankind and the worst. Every chapter in GEMINKNOT throbs with emotion.
It is definitely worth reading and I loved the large print edition and how easy it was on my eyes.
I rate GEMINKNOT as 4 out of 5 Stars.
When Jill first meets Mike she is touched by the depth of the love he obviously still feels for his wife, Mary. But, Jill still believes that her story will be little more than a fluff piece.
When Mike begins by telling her that he was switched at birth for one of a pair of twins, Jill's interest is piqued.
As Mike continues to talk, they are joined by Mary who is dying and the story gets more & more interesting as details emerge.
This story includes an unlikely and unique love story, mob affiliations, murder, a young man off to fight in World War II, and much more.
As Jill is drawn into the story, so is the reader. It is impossible to not want to know more about this elderly pair of lovebirds. Readers will want to know what the secret is to holding onto that love for a lifetime.
As beautiful and touching as the story of Mike and Mary seems to be, they also seem to have been magnets for trouble and they are both touched by evil at different times in their lives.
The author does a great job of showing both the best of mankind and the worst. Every chapter in GEMINKNOT throbs with emotion.
It is definitely worth reading and I loved the large print edition and how easy it was on my eyes.
I rate GEMINKNOT as 4 out of 5 Stars.
November 11, 2016
Good read.
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