Owen Fiddler is a modern day parable on the spiritual pitfalls of petty self-first ethics and falling into the folly of playing the blame game if your life is not what you want it to be. Owen likes to dance, but he never pays the Fiddler.
Owen Fiddler wants to tell you his story!
(Everyone sing along to the tune of the Beatles' "Nowhere Man")
Has a selfish point of view, why he's such a fool, no clue. Isn't he a bit like me and you?
Owen, man, please listen. You don't know what you're missing. Owen, man, your world is at your command!
He's no role model for you or your kids, but reading his story will learn ya a thing or two, and that's a fact. This is an entertaining, thought-provoking, humorous and spiritually insightful book which will surely have you thinking about your own life.
Excerpt
Excerpts from Chapter One - "Meet the Man"
His first thought was that he had to puke. Right now. A frantic head-spinning dash to the toilet aborted by a trip over the shoes he left in the doorway last night, down he went; heels-over-head-over-spewings of vomit down the stairway. He slammed into the hardwood floor at the foot of the stairs with a crack to the back of the head against the windowsill, landing in a heap of hurt and smelly slop, cursing himself and groaning. Perfect. Just frikkin’ perfect. Another wonderful start to the day. One more glorious leap out of the gate into my pathetic and useless life. It’s the booze. Gotta cut down on the drinking. Then again, what good is a lonely night without a few stiff ones?
Mr. Fiddler feels cheated; cheated by society, cheated by his genetics, cheated by the government, cheated by his very life and cheated by God if there is such a thing. If there is a God, he’s doing a piss-poor job as far as he is concerned. All Owen has ever wanted is to feel happy and have a good time. As if that’s asking too much. But, noooooooo, no way, chump. Your life has to turn out like this!
Professional Reviews
We All Pay the Fiddler
Marvin Wilson is a "tell it like it is" writer. Owen, the main character in the book, thinks the world is against him; he is the victim of life, circumstance, government, the environment and just about everything else. He takes no responsibility for his actions or his life. We all have an Owen in us. But Mr. Wilson shows us all is not lost, there is hope. Winner of an AVATAR AWARD for SPIRITUAL EXCELLENCE, you owe it to yourself to read this book, "before" your tab must be paid.
Philip Harris, author, Waking God, Jesus Taught it Too, Raping Louisiana, A Maine Christmas Carol
A Spiritual Perspective That Will Cause You to think
I heartily recommend reading Owen Fiddler for a spiritual perspective on life that will cause you to think about your own actions and behavior. Whether or not you believe in God, a higher being, heaven, law of attraction, or any type of life after death, you will walk away from this novel having at least been inspired to glimpse the possibility that there is more to life than a simple daily existence.
Lisa Haselton, award winning writer/editor/book critic
More Than Meets the Eye
There is a little of Owen Fiddler in each of us, whether we admit it or not. Owen is a man you find easy to dislike, yet there is something about him, just out of grasp, that makes you want to keep following him to see how he ends up.
Marvin Wilson has once again brought alive characters that are so real you will insist you know who they are modelled after. His smooth witing style allows the words to flow in a way that the words don't get in the way of the story.
There is a spiritual message within the pages of this book--one that you may not readily see. The message is so skillfully woven between the words that it does not jump out at the reader, but instead sifts slowly within your heart and mind and wraps itself gently around every cell. You may not see the message, but you will certainly feel it.
I look forward to more work by this wondrous author.
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