The Gargoyle

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An extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and transcends time. The narrator, a contemporary cynic, is physically beautiful and adept in a morally vacant modern world. After a crash caused by a distraction, he suffers severe burns and recovers in a burn ward, where he plans his suicide, feeling monstrous in both appearance and soul. A compelling yet unhinged sculptress, Marianne Engel, claims they were once lovers in medieval Germany. She recounts their past: he was a wounded mercenary, and she, a nun and scribe at Engelthal monastery, nursed him back to health. As she shares their tale and mesmerizing stories of eternal love from Japan, Iceland, Italy, and England, he begins to reconnect with life and ultimately falls in love. Released into Marianne's care, he moves into her grand stone house, but challenges arise. The weight of his past sins intensifies as his morphine addiction grows. Additionally, Marianne receives a divine message that she has only twenty-seven sculptures left to create before her time on earth ends.