A vivid tale of power, longing, and social clash at a glamorous Western city reception.
Jewel Weed follows a young man newly arrived in a bustling city, where ambition and new friendships collide with tradition and mystery. At a grand reception, a Hindu guest commands the room with calm authority, while others search for belonging, love, and their own place in a changing world. The story threads through dreams of opportunity, the pull of old loyalties, and the first sparks of intimate choices that will shape the lives of several interconnected characters.
Set against opulent surroundings and edged by quiet personal revelations, the narrative explores how appearances, beliefs, and heartful longing test the bonds of family, friendship, and romance. The book invites readers to watch a city’s surface glitter while deeper currents reshape the people who inhabit it.
Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction about love, culture, and society in transition.
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In the mists of the infinite, events poise invisible, awaiting their opportunity to incarnate themselves. They fasten, each after his kind, on these human lives of ours, as germs find the culture soil they love; so it follows that to the commonplace comes a life of dull routine, foolish happenings seek out the sentimentalist, sordid events seek the sordid and on the mystic dawns the mysterious. Calamities wait there, too, until Fate points out a weak spot in character on which they may pounce relentless with the temptation that pierces it.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This engaging book explores the contrasting worldviews of the East and West through the experiences of different characters from both cultures. As they interact and grapple with their conflicting perspectives, the author delves into themes of spirituality, materialism, and the pursuit of truth. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a young city in the American West and delves into the lives of its inhabitants, who are both shaped by and challenged by the influence of an enigmatic Indian mystic named Swami Ram Juna. Through their encounters with him, the characters are forced to confront their own beliefs and explore the nature of reality and the meaning of life. In the end, the book offers a thought-provoking exploration of the human search for meaning and the ways in which our perspectives can both unite and divide us. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781451019551_0
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