Deciphering The Past To Promote The Future

“Field of Dreams” meets “Hoosiers” in author’s debut must-read.
 
July 21, 2012 - PRLog -- Author John Heldon’s debut release, and first in a trilogy, Ark, is a smart, surprisingly gut-warming story in a class with W.P. Kinsella's "Shoeless Joe," and its movie adaptation, "Field of Dreams", served slightly chilled, sprinkled with humor, and a twist.

John, the narrator, is a guy who just recently retired, hoping to devote his golden years to writing, and continue his passion as a booster for his alma mater's men's basketball program at Sunnyside College, a small, barely Division I school in Delaware.

One night while driving home close to campus, he gets the urge to reminisce by driving over to the Ark, the nickname for the old gym where he loved to watch basketball games as a student. He's able to get inside where he discovers a basketball team of ghosts from the school who almost won the championship against a much larger school forty years before.

He realizes these are no ordinary ghosts. Their older selves are still alive in the present, and John has met all of them over the years. In effect, in this time warp, John knows more about the ghosts' lives than they do. He must be there for a purpose, and decides to find out why the ghosts are stuck in time, replaying the team they lost to over and over and over for an eternity.

While seeking to unravel this mystery at the Ark, John realizes redemption for the ghosts, depends on the actions he must help arrange with others who aren't privy to his "real" motives.

“Heldon has made a "fast break" from literary anonymity with his debut novel, Ark. His familiarity with the ins and outs of college basketball effervesce from the pages…just as it isn't necessary for one to own a Harley to appreciate Robert M. Pirsig's classic, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," the reader doesn't have to know the difference between a backcourt and a backboard to appreciate this "Field of Dreams" meets "Hoosiers" fantasy. Although the main focus of the story is the protagonist's unorthodox approach to basketball boosterism, the hidden beauty is his relationship with his quirky wife. The witty husband-wife repartee will bring a smile to the face and a knowing wink to the eye. Ark is a nice, easy read - great for the beach or during half-time.” – Michael Stern, Esq.

John J. Heldon lives in Marlboro, NJ, with his wife, Virginia. His blog, ivegotafunnystory.com is a compilation of "boomer humor" and friends and family anecdotes.

Learn more at http://www.ivegotafunnystory.com.

Title: Ark
Author: John Heldon
ISBN: 978- 1466446229
Publication Date: December 2011
Publisher: CreateSpace
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