Epicurus In Love: The Epicuriana: A Novel of Mythos and Desire in Ancient Greece'

The gently smoking cone blows its top, belching flames and molten debris. Suffocating rains of ash and pumice shower down on the luxury resort, amid rivers of lava. Breaking news, 'Live from CNN' - No, this is 79 A.D. Vesuvius, the sacred mountain of Hercules, engulfs the Roman city of Pompeii, burying everything and everyone. Miraculously, a papyrus scroll, carbonized but still intact, lies buried under the ruins of a collapsed seaside villa. Given up as lost forever, the fabled 'Epicuriana? is recovered - a riveting tale of adventures, loves, and losses - told firsthand by Epicurus of Samos. Book-ending two romances, classical Athens and 21st century Boston, the storyline pays homage to the ancient Eleusinian Mysteries - tracing the ceaseless synchronicity of chance encounters that may take minutes or millennia to play out. Author Bio (80 words maximum. Over 80 words will make your listing ineligible):: Paul Donovan, Ph.D., draws upon his lifelong love of the Greek Golden Age and the wish - using the narrative possibilities of a novel - to bring its impressive cast of players back from the dusty-dry history books and cold-marble museum statues, back to the vibrant if sometimes messy lives of everyday human beings. Here is an offbeat portrayal of Epicurus unbuttoned, the same young philosopher from humble origins, who more than any other, trod in the footsteps of Socrates.