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Just as you cannot change things beyond your control in life, neither can you hang loose—take the good for granted, an opinion for truth, the veneer of existence for reality—or you will figuratively, if not literally, die.
Re’enev is mainstream/literary fiction spiced with action, mystery, romance, and suspense: A couple, vacationing on a tropical island to help reconcile their marriage, fall victim to a predator that reopens their psychological wounds while trying to kill them.
Think: Gone With The Wind meets The Fugitive and Heart of Darkness. Read more...
“...[A] realistic mystery novel involving a quarrelling husband and wife who become lost on a strange island. The prose voice is strong, with a dramatic sense of urgency....”
—Literary Kicks Magazine Review, May 2007
"A superbly crafted mainstream novel by Mike Maranhas, Re'enev deftly combines the elements of romance, suspense, mystery, as well as the vulnerability of human life in general, and marital love in particular. Luke and Meesha Ferless were college sweethearts and are now in their thirties when they go hiking together in a rain forest while vacationing on an idyllic island called Re'enev. The underlying purpose of their trip is more than just an ordinary vacation, it is to heal the damage done to their marriage because of Luke's betrayal – an infidelity that led Meesha to try and take her own life. As they hike into the depths of the rainforest the denseness of the vegetation separates them briefly – and that's when Meesha disappears. Luke is compelled to find her, but the elements are against him and the only ally he has in his quest could also be his enemy. Highly recommended reading and a welcome addition to community library contemporary fiction collections, Re'enev is an original, imaginative, compelling, and accomplished work of engaging, at times almost lyrical storytelling."
—Midwest Book Review, April 2007
Selected by ForeWord Magazine as a finalist in the Book of the Year Awards for general fiction. These books represent some of the best work coming from today's independent press community.
“Re'enev's plot pulls you along, and just when you think you have it all figured out, another twist and turn pulls you in a different direction. Mike Maranhas has a talent for pulling in the reader and presenting characters with depth. This is a story for anyone who has ever loved and lost and loved again. It will make you think twice about what lurks behind the beauty of paradise...Re'enev is a tale with an important lesson about how we treat ourselves and each other. I especially enjoyed the way [Mike uses] metaphor to pull it all back together.”
—Dr. Jose B. Gonzalez, Professor of English at the United States
Coast Guard Academy and co-editor of Latino Boom:
An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature.
Selected by Independent Publisher (IPM) as a Highlighted Title for 2006.
IPM “recognizes the best of the newly released, independently published titles....exhibiting superior levels of creativity [and] originality.”
—Independent Publisher Magazine
“Great characterizations, lots of action, and a fantastic storyline make Re'enev a fantastic reading experience.”
—Harriet Klausner, Amazon’s #1 Reviewer and a Time Magazine 2006 Person of the Year for being “one of the world's most prolific and influential book reviewers.
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