A new novel by John David Harris explores

how far we will go for love

Can Love Truly Conquer All?

Melanie never has had too much time for men. Her life is taken up by her career as a successful model and her best friend, Christine, and she always seems to find she is never satisfied in love. Fate soon intervenes when she and Christine land in Menorca, an island of rest, relaxation and romantic possibilities. Whilst Christine is taken with the handsome pilot who flew them out, Melanie has a chance encounter on the beach with a man who says he is the author of the book she’s reading. It ends on a strange note, leaving her curious to find him. Events take a turn for the bizarre when she approaches the publisher only to discover the author died in mysterious circumstances years before. As Melanie delves deeper into the supernatural possibilities, she discovers he appears to have been given one final day. With a bond formed between them, Melanie is torn by the idea of being separated forever. A decision looms: whether to cross the ley lines and join him.

Should she take the risk?

John David Harris, M.Ed. trained as an Art Teacher during which time he regularly exhibited in the Sussex Artists Exhibition held annually at Brighton Royal Pavilion. He obtained a master’s degree before leaving education to become a landlord so he could pursue his painting and writing career. He has previously published Beyond the Cattle Arch (Matador, 2018) and Straw Hat (Matador, 2020). He lives in West Sussex.

About the main character of his novel, John says: “I have traced her experiences through success, bitter disappointment, self-recrimination, and the loving affection she had for her friend, while the love for a man she wrongly believed dead caused her nothing but deep anguish – all very real and deep human experiences that any reader should readily identify with.”