Summary: Oxford fellow and John Milton expert Professor Henry Fell suffers from panic attacks and a gnawing fear that what he doubtfully refers to as his existence is much more out of his control than he realizes… In Ryan Asmussen‘s debut novel “The Englishman and the Butterfly” Professor Fell has just arrived in Boston on an academic fellowship, when he meets a variety of people who, in one way or another, expose him to true love, true death, and true poetry. The cast includes the lovely and sharp-tongued Julia Collins, a Ph.D. candidate struggling to survive in a male-dominated world; fellow Brit Professor Geoffrey Hearne, one of the University’s most popular and colorful lecturers; .and the rather less-than-popular, equally British, Professor Christopher Moberley, whose vast bulk contains the darkest of secrets. A “coming of middle-age” story, a metaphysical parable, a glimpse into literature from the inside-out, “The Englishman and the Butterfly” is a tragicomic look at the differences between imagining a life, performing one, and becoming enlightened to the possibility that there is more to life than meets a reader’s eye. More below the media player. Listen to Ryan Asmussen The Indie Author Life This, from Shannon McCloskey Allain’s review of [...]Similar Posts:An Appetite for AdventureA Dead Ranch Hand, a Silver Picture Frame, and a CurseThe Bookcast Presents “Books of Exceptional…Price, McBain, Move Over. Ryan Owns NYC NowAn Ancient Evil Is On The Rise The post Prof. Henry Fell’s “Coming of Middle Age” Story appeared first on The Bookcast.
