Will iconic images recorded in the grooves of an ancient vase unite the Holy Land or rip it further apart?

THE VASE

A novel by Mark M. DeRobertis

Muhsin Muhabi is a Palestinian potter, descended from a long line of potters. His business is run from the same shop owned by his ancestors since the day his forebears moved to Nazareth. The region's conflict saw the death of his oldest son, and rogue terrorists are in the process of recruiting his youngest in their plot to assassinate the Pope and Israeli prime minister.

Professor Hiram Weiss is an art historian at Nazareth’s Bethel University. He is also a Shin Bet operative on special assignment. With the help of fellow agent, Captain Benny Mathias, he plans to destroy the gang responsible for the death of his wife and only child. He puts a bomb in the ancient vase he takes on loan from Muhsin’s Pottery Shop.

Mary Levin, the charming assistant to the director of Shin Bet, has lost a husband and most of her extended family to recurring wars and never-ending terrorism. She dedicates her life to the preservation of Israel, but to whom will she dedicate her heart? The brilliant professor from Bethel University? Or the gallant captain who now leads Kidon?

Harvey Holmes, the Sherlock of Haunted Houses, is a Hollywood TV host whose reality show just flopped. When a Lebanese restaurant owner requests his ghost-hunting services, he believes the opportunity will resurrect his career. All he has to do is exorcise the ghosts that are haunting the restaurant. It happens to be located right across the street from Muhsin’s Pottery Shop.




Monday, May 14, 2012

Family Weekend

So yesterday was mother's day, and this past weekend I must admit I got nothing done on revisions or any writing at all.

Got a new TV, though. My old plasma TV was dying on us, so on Saturday we got one of the best ones out at this time. No 3D for me, though. I talked about that last week. I was never much for wearing those 3D glasses in theaters, so forget it at home.

But since it was mother's day, the whole time we spent making my wife happy. Our two sons are still young enough so that we had to drag them off the computer and PS3 games and spent the day at the Rose Garden Park.

And I spent the whole day just taking care of the family. And did no writing. But that's what I believe writers should do. Take care of the family. I have learned from other people's mistakes not to focus on writing and getting published so much that home life suffers. So today I'll get back to my writing and revisions. No problem there. That's all.
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