Surrender (A Quest to Pierce the Veils of Illusion)

We are typically encouraged to stand up to our fears, follow our passion, live everyday as if it were our last - but we are not often told about the harrowing dangers such a quest entails. Stephen Burke captures both the mind and the heart in his riveting novel, fully illuminating the multi-dimensional and difficult adventure that every man and woman faces - the quest to pierce the veils of illusion and, for the first time in our lives, choose our own path. In SURRENDER, the narrator, Eric Petris, is caught in the same web of thoughtless routine and stifling monotony that marks each day of so many of our lives. After six years of marriage, four children and several promotions, Eric realizes that nothing has really changed. It is in the delivery room, during the birth of his daughter, Angelique, that Eric's eyes are first opened. The veil is momentarily lifted. Eric can no longer continue blindly on the road society has paved for him. Instead, he chooses to wrestle with a lifetime of thoughts.