In the author’s words “Abel Adams is essentially an allegorical
composite of all of us who have gone astray at some point in our lives,” says
the author. “I believe that many people will discover they deeply identify with
Abel’s desperate desire for deliverance.”
What I have previewed as a reader, this book is a keeper, it has
all the elements of light, darkness, confusion of identification in a tumultuous
time and the character Abel has caught this reader's heart. He is walking a
risky life path, and the vessels and experiences he comes across and lives thru
many trials, is a witness that for everyone, no matter how far they fall into
the abyss of darkness, there is always hope to come back. Be reborn to the light. I can that tell this
is a human mystical story that calls to wounded and lost children/adults and
gives them inspiration to break free from their chains of bondage. Highly
recommend this book, especially in these tsunami like times, as darkness is
closing in and we need more light and encouragement.
One lives life, you
get up, prepare for work, do your chores, give of yourself to others, go to
bed, and awake to the next day, the same routine day in and day out. There is a
season for everything as my grandmother used to tell me. We all experience joy,
sadness, bounty and agony in our brief lives, which is a span of a blink of an
eye.
Then again when the
season changes and the storms pour in, we feel alone and deserted, we call upon
a higher power to help us through.
Well it seems this is
a season for this reader, the authors and books I have read in the past month
are messages of forgiveness and living in the moment.
The Light by Robert Hammond is one of these inspiring gifts, a message calling out to the lost souls
wandering as nomads in the darkness.
It is written with
understanding that is so deep and powerful, as the main character Abel is pulled
into the darkness of addiction, so wicked a snare he is bind in its trappings, he
thought he would never see the light. Until the one last final crash and he
ends up in prison one too many times, he experiences a miraculous transformation.
He receives his
purpose that he has to make amends to the people he hurt and damaged along the
way as evil played him as a puppet looking for the next fix, be it Heroin, LSD
and/or prescriptions medications. He was a doper, dealer, liar, thief and a
murderer of his own soul.
The author has the
gift of soulful insight to write a heart wrenching tale of a not just a drug
addict, but a broken soul the minute he was born into the earth's atmosphere.
He was intoxicated with the three taboos, “the three assassins’ fear, guilt and
resentment” that would keep any soul trapped, and lost in limbo. From the day of his birth until his
transformation he suffered so much agony and carried it deep in his core, the
gripping swallowing pain of loneliness, it sent him on a path of destruction,
and weariness, he had no choice but to seek the light.
When he found the
peace he so desperately craved, he was in union with his spiritual calling and
knew that he had to right the wrongs and ask for forgiveness if he was to attain
his recovery. This is not your typical drug addict story, this in an depth analysis
of all that the human race, wounded or not, need to read to discover the
mystical as profound reason why some who declare to find the light are not
insane, instead they have found the truth, they are blessed.
In the author’s words “The Light is the mystical odyssey of a prodigal son whose
spiritual journey tumbles like a rollercoaster through a wild mix of
philosophical, psychological, and religious experiences amid the turbulent
post-1960s counterculture.”
ROBERT HAMMOND is an award-winning screenwriter,
producer and author of over a dozen books, including The
Light and Ready When You Are: Cecil B. DeMille’s Ten
Commandments for Success. He holds an MFA in Creative
Writing and his film projects include the documentary One
Day on Earth and epic C.B. DeMille biopic.
Hammond teaches screenwriting and develops literary
properties for film and television. He has appeared on over
300 radio and television programs. His bestselling book, Life
After Debt: Free Yourself from the Burdens of Money Worries –
Once and for All sold over 100,000 copies.
As the author of Identity Theft: How to Protect Your Most
Valuable Asset, Hammond was the spokesperson for Capital
One Financial Corporation’s Identity Theft Prevention Program.
In addition to developing projects for film and television, Hammond teaches
screenwriting and is a popular speaker and talk-show guest on personal achievement, creativity, and recovery. He has provided consulting to thousands of individuals, private organizations, and governmental agencies and was instrumental in establishing
Riverside County's (CA) alternative dispute resolution and welfare-to-work programs.
Contact Info:
Email: rhammond2k@yahoo.com
Tel: 415-999-1077
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rhammond2k
bio
ROBERT HAMMOND is an award-winning screenwriter,
producer and author of over a dozen books, including The
Light and Ready When You Are: Cecil B. DeMille’s Ten
Commandments for Success. He holds an MFA in Creative
Writing and his film projects include the documentary One
Day on Earth and epic C.B. DeMille biopic.
Hammond teaches screenwriting and develops literary
properties for film and television. He has appeared on over
300 radio and television programs. His bestselling book, Life
After Debt: Free Yourself from the Burdens of Money Worries –
Once and for All sold over 100,000 copies.
As the author of Identity Theft: How to Protect Your Most
Valuable Asset, Hammond was the spokesperson for Capital
One Financial Corporation’s Identity Theft Prevention Program.
In addition to developing projects for film and television, Hammond teaches
screenwriting and is a popular speaker and talk-show guest on personal achievement, creativity, and recovery. He has provided consulting to thousands of individuals, private organizations, and governmental agencies and was instrumental in establishing
Riverside County's (CA) alternative dispute resolution and welfare-to-work programs.
Contact Info:
Email: rhammond2k@yahoo.com
Tel: 415-999-1077
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rhammond2k
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358771/
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