Enlightenment Through Knowledge discussion

Pick up a reincarnation novel, and you know what to expect, right? Not with James Long's "Ferney," a complex story that defies your expectations at every turn.

Spiritual/metaphysical content: Medium. Long plays with the idea of reincarnation in this unpredictable love story. What if, because they died together in the shadow of a mysterious stone in England's Dark Ages, a pair of lovers returns to the same place immediately after death, able to remember all their lives together? He side-steps the issue of reincarnation in general, focusing only on the experiences of Ferney and Gally. The "what ifs" allow him to pose a number of interesting questions, such as how would you behave differently if you retained all your memories? What if knowing your soul mate leads to moral dilemmas?

For me, the unexpected twists in what should have been a predictable reincarnation plot were worth the price of wading through the details of the multiple invasions of England. The great dilemma facing Gally and her husband as she helps the dying Ferney--her soul mate and fifty years her senior--kept me guessing even after I turned the last page and left me wishing for more.

A more complete review is posted at http://fictionforanewage.com/