Overview

There is no life without temptation and no greater temptation than life itself. A unique narrative and jarring perspective on one of the most improbable legends in history, BEHIND THE IVY chronicles the lives of two opposing families and their modern day quest to find the legend's ancient treasure. A recluse for more than fifty years, Margaret Lewis mourns the death of her estranged son and his innocent wife. She now has but one living relative... her grandson, Nathan Lewis. Upon his parent's death, Nathan shows up at Margaret's Louisiana estate. That night she explains to him the secret life she was forced to lead. The next morning Margaret is abducted and those closest to her band with Nathan to save her from Marcus Córdoba--protector of the legend's ancient treasure. A treasure too good to be true.

Full Product Details

9780615663555

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Edward P. Cummings resides in North Texas. A journeyman welder for more than thirty years, BEHIND THE IVY took over a decade to complete and is the first accomplished work of fiction by the author. I was born in California in 1958. My grandparents, on my father's side, were from Oklahoma and they came to the San Joaquin Valley during the Great Depression looking for work-a life very similar to that in THE GRAPES OF WRATH. My grandfather, on my mother's side, was born in 1900, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He came to the U.S. in 1918, working as a subway engineer for the City of New York. He later moved to Chicago, where he met my grandmother and settled down. As for me, the son of migrant farm workers, I'm half Irish with Scottish and Native American blood-Chickasaw and Cherokee. My father started a country & western band when I was very young. Unfortunately, playing music in a number of taverns and honky-tonks got the best of him. He became an abusive alcoholic and I left home at age sixteen. I did a lot of reading to escape those painful years when my father drank. I was in the fifth grade when I ran across a copy of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee. It was my first crack at a real novel and Lee inspired me; along with Steinbeck, Hemingway, Bradbury, and E.B. White-just to name a few-to write something as meaningful and enjoyable as they did. As to my past accomplishments, I have one noteworthy collection of poetry to my credit and a response from President Reagan in regard to the collection. I took Theater Arts in high school, Creative Writing in college and I've been a welder for over thirty years.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available