AN ODDITY OF SOME CONSEQUENCE

 

Publication date : September 15, 2020
File size : 4015 KB
Print length : 195 pages
Publisher : Pairings, Ltd. (September 15, 2020)

He has always lived in mystery; will she be the one to discover his secret?

Robert Valmer moves from Rome to Beverly Hills in 2015, where against his better judgment, he falls for Alexis Roth, PhD, psychologist to the stars. But Alexis wants to know everything. Start from the beginning, she says. The beginning? Can he really tell her about how he fled France during the French Revolution in 1789 or about Italy during World War II? If he tells her even a little, will she think of him as a liar or a freak rather than a lover?

He tries to deflect her probes, pleading shyness, but she knows that reticence is often the veil behind which secrecy lurks. His practice of stonewalling only further ignites her burning curiosity.

As the pressure for honesty mounts, he does what he’s always done—flee. But Alexis is not a lover to be easily dismissed. She follows him to Europe, determined to track him down for an explanation. Where can she start when her quarry doesn’t want to be found? Each clue she uncovers leads her deeper into intrigue.

An Oddity of Some Consequence is a glamorous tale of mystery, romance, and the fountain of youth.


MY REVIEW:


Gary Dickson delivers an intriguingly romantic read about an impossible relationship that transcends time and reason.

This story is about a man named Robert Valmer who is either gifted or cursed with his eternal life. He meets a brilliant psychologist, Alexis Roth in Los Angeles and falls in love. The problem is, how can he keep his secret when the woman he loves is so interested in everything about him, including his past.

The story is set in amazing locations and destinations - that will make you long to travel and jet set like our main characters in this story. But most of all, I love how the characters were brilliant, clever, and te sense of fantastical element also adds to the charm of the read.

Overall, this story is about love and trust, mystery and discovery, living in the present and just letting things be.

This is a glamorous story full of heart and intrigue.

I enjoyed this one!


AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT:





Gary Dickson is an inveterate traveler and a Francophile sans merci. Educated in Switzerland in history, literature, and the classics, Gary lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Susie.