Charlie Jacobsen is a young man who seemingly has it all: athletic talent, popularity, and boundless opportunity. But below this surface level existence there is more- a lot more. The truth? He feels lost and out of control. His existence is haunted by strange extraordinary experiences, well hidden emotional scars, and unrelenting questioning fueled by his emptiness. Soon after he serendipitously meets the savior and love of his life, Ema, he is confronted with a situation no teenager should have to face. In a last ditch ...
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Charlie Jacobsen is a young man who seemingly has it all: athletic talent, popularity, and boundless opportunity. But below this surface level existence there is more- a lot more. The truth? He feels lost and out of control. His existence is haunted by strange extraordinary experiences, well hidden emotional scars, and unrelenting questioning fueled by his emptiness. Soon after he serendipitously meets the savior and love of his life, Ema, he is confronted with a situation no teenager should have to face. In a last ditch effort to escape from this cruel surface level life and all of the pain it comes with, Charlie finds himself cast away in the forests of the Rocky Mountains. His concepts of reality and the course of his life forever change as he embarks on a fantastical eye-opening journey. The novel is about facing your fears; listening to your heart; and discovering the deeper truths behind life, death, love, and the human potential. It's about finding personal meaning and a deeper connection in a world that- at first glance- would appear to be consumed by senseless chaos, duality, and shallow thinking.
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