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Category:
Action/Thriller
Publisher: Create Space
ISBN-10: 1508509794
Type: Fiction
Pages: 213
Copyright: June, 2015
ISBN-13: 9781508509790
Price: $2.99 (eBook)
In this whimsical, thought-provoking novel, author Armineh Helen Ohanian presents a fantastic vision of how life might look after death. Martha, after attending her own funeral, travels to Planet Heaven
Martha, after landing on Planet Heaven, which is the exact replica of earth, sets out looking for Georges Bizet - the 19th century composer. Bizet died of broken heart after a disasterous and unjust reception of his premier of the Opera Carmen by Parisian critics. However, after his death, Opera Carmen becomes very popular. Martha wishes to find Bizet and let him know about his fame after his death on earth. While searching for Georges Bizet on Planet Heaven, Martha confronts some difficulties, which need to be solved.
When faithful churchgoer Martha arrives late for Sunday services, she can’t figure out why her husband, children, and grandchildren won’t talk to her. It isn’t until the spirit of her beloved but long-dead uncle appears and tells her that she’s at a funeral—her own.
Martha follows her uncle to her new eternal home: Planet Heaven. Unlike various religions’ conceptions of the afterworld, Planet Heaven is pretty similar to Earth.
In the company of her wise uncle and a favorite childhood pet, Martha travels through Planet Heaven. Once in Paris, she sets out on the city streets to find her favorite composer, Georges Bizet. She wants to tell the composer of the famous opera Carmen that despite his long suffering in life, he finally made it big after he died.
Full of adventure, humor, and heart, this madcap tale about living life after death features an ensemble of zany, lovable characters in the vivid and fully imagined world of Planet Heaven.
Excerpt
Farther down the alley, there was an exceptionally long and steep escelator gliding upward and disappearing
into a dense fog.
At first, the stairs revolved at regular pace, the way they do at department stores. Then unexpectedly, Martha and Sooren found themselves grabbing hard at the banister of the speeding escalator to avoid tumbling off. They really were moving at a dizzying speed. Martha closed her eyes and tried to keep calm. She was beginning to feel giddy and did not like the sensation.
Sooren said, "Hold on to me: otherwise, you'll flip backward." Martha immediately obeyed him, with her eyes still closed.
To take her mind off the scary, fast-moving stairs, Martha began thinking about the family members she had just met. She slso pondered the possibility of meeting the saints as well as Jesus. "Uncle," Martha asked, "I was wondering if we could meet Jesus in heaven."
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From the first word readers are going to be sucked into this most unusual story. I felt as though I could imagine myself in this incredible setting.
Readers want to see what adventures will happen and can't put the book down until the end.
The intriguing storyline moves right along in a cohesive and understandable way.
The author tackled a complicated topic in a refreshing and fun way. Thank you for a wonderful fun-filled afternoon with this publication.