Hills Of Exile: The Unknown

by McNonwuun

Hills Of Exile is a story about an ex-Nazi soldier's search for redemption after his past involvement in World War II. Adopted, raised and named by his Jewish parent, Isaac Kline, always thought he was a Jew until the war began. While studying at the university of Munich before the war, he married his college sweetheart, a Christian German, and she converted him to Christianity. In the early days of the war, his father, knowing what was at stake, sent him an envelope containing his original birth certificate and a letter that described his true identity. Upon discovering that he was a German, Isaac decided to join the Nazi army in an attempt to save some Jews. Little did he know he would end up killing the same people he wanted to save. Devastated by the war, his failed plan, and facing deployment to fight the Allies, Isaac exiled himself to the Land of the Zong and became a Reverend. His goal was to convert the Zong people to his new faith as a way of redeeming himself from his past. Nonetheless, the people were set in their ways, traditions and beliefs. What happened hereafter became the struggle in Hills of Exile. Not only was Isaac Kline haunted continuously by the vivid memories from his past as he confronted his present, but he also had to face the Zong people who were violent by nature and intolerant to his religion.

266 pages, Paperback

First published August 29, 2013

About the author

McNonwuun, is a preacher and writer with a passion for filmmaking. His inspiration came from his late cousin Aaron Miamen, who fascinated him by quoting the King James bible with such fluency in narrative that it picked the young McNonwuun’s interest to study his bible. The More he studied his bible the more inspiration came. This all started many years ago in his native country Liberia, and McNonwuun carried this impression with him all long his life. In school he was introduced to recitation and poetry which he later fell in love with and started his writing dream there. Overtime, as McNonwuun continued his education, studying Shakespeare and Chaucer also added to his impression of writing. McNonwuun has alway have the fascinated with languages and what it can do the mind, the mood and choices people can make because of it. He began to notice with stories he could change the mood of his brothers and sisters and he became the evening story teller where he had new stories every night and would gather a crowd of youth who were eager and ready to listen to him and spend the night under the moonlight. His siblings and cousins came to him with ideas they wanted him to turn into a story for the night, which he did beautifully to a point where requests were made nightly for entertainment. McNonwuun also did ride-share for over seven years, which was a school of knowledge and wisdom by itself. All of these mount to what McNonwuun is today. Becoming preacher has not only improved his ability to tell stories, but also, to speak the Word of Life.