Book Giveaway For Kelland

[close] When the Truth Is All That Matters

The truth begins with a family evacuated from Saigon during the final days of the Viet Nam War. Or perhaps it begins later, with a devoutly Catholic child with the voice of an angel who is troubled by visions both sacred and profane. Or perhaps later still, with a couple drifting apart following a tragedy.

Kelland appears to them all in the guise of a small boy, a lover, a priest...Kelland is an enigma, a puzzle, and an almost imperceptible presence. Kelland is violence, sorrow, and joy. Kelland is the common thread tying five disparate strangers together.

*****

"Paul Bens is a master storyteller. Kelland is an engaging read with characters that simply won't let go of you. If this is a first novel, Paul Bens has a fine literary career ahead of him."
- Noël Alumit, author of
Letters to Montgomery Clift and
Talking to the Moon

*****

"...a full bodied mystery of human relations and the
divineness that can be found in all of us."
--Liz at GLBT Bookshelf

******

"...the reader is drawn to find out the common thread that
binds the players, and the truth behind the tormenting secrets
keeping them walled apart from each other—and themselves."
-- EB Boatner at Lavender
Magazine

*****

"Here is a book that you must read. It will keep you thinking for a very long time---and that's a good thing."
-- Amos Lassen at Literary Pride [close]