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DESCENDING INTO HEAVEN | Michael Matheny

by the author of

A Hole in the Fog 
Tales from the Last Resort
Into the Woods
Quality Time

It was the perfect life - beautiful family, beautiful home, financial success. But for Matthew Kingston, "The King" of Manhattan's booming real estate market, something was missing. Call it a sense of purpose, of having a real place in the world. So when a shady business dealing lands him in the clutches of an old gypsy curse, Matthew finds himself broke and homeless - but with a chance to start his life over again. Michael Matheny's second novel is a warm, often laugh-out-loud love letter to New York, and to backstage workers of downtown theater who toil unnoticed in its midst to bring a little bit of glory to the stage. Originally published in 2001 by Brave New Books under the CityFables imprint, Descending Into Heaven is being republished by Cantarabooks in 2008.

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"Matthew Kingston isn't given to fantastic dreams until he turns forty and then he begins to dream of knights, dragons and disappearing old men who might be wizards. In an effort to dismiss the lingering after-effects of one such dream, he throws himself into his work.

"He enjoys being known as 'the king' in real estate dealings where his prowess is seldom called into question - until the day he arranges for the purchase of an old warehouse occupied by a small heating and plumbing company run by an aging man and his small staff.

"This deal causes an upheaval in his life he never would have expected. The old man doesn't want to give up the warehouse and remembers something his gypsy grandmother gave him - an envelope. Her instructions to him were to give this envelope to someone like Matthew Kingston should he ever need to do so. And Matthew got more than a mere message when he opened it.

"A fun read for someone looking for something a bit different. This tale is like a walk into The Twilight Zone with a cast of well-done characters moving through a balanced storyline. A book anyone would enjoy."

- Anne K Edwards
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