This is a historical novel spanning the entire twentieth century. The writer has blended the life of one man and his family with events which occur concurrently. History affects all our lives, and this book focuses on how one particular family fared in the face of world events. The story commences in South Africa, spreads through neighbouring countries and the United States before returning to South Africa. A nation divided wreaks havoc upon its people as the steam-roller of history rumbles by like a whirlwind.

The "Stone-Cutter" is the story of a very successful sculptor-artist, with little formal education, who shuns publicity and lives the life of a hermit. A young man who happens to find him working on a hill-top, becomes awe-struck by his artistic ability and is drawn into the world of art. His goal is to follow in the footsteps of the master. The two strike up a student-teacher relationship which develops into a binding friendship. However, the teacher has a wandering spirit, and disappears somewhere in Africa, while the student, bent upon finding him, follows him there in an attempt to bring...

This is the story of a young boy and his piano. The young boy is an autistic child with other problems as well, but has a great ability and passion for music. As he grows older life deals him many pleasures and, at the same time, as many problems. Success mingles with loneliness, while optimism and depression alternate between periods of mental aberration. The story is told by him as he sees the world through his eyes, which is different from the way that a normal person might see it. In following his point of view and by witnessing his reactions it is hoped that the reader might become more...

This is the story of a young boy and his piano. The young boy is an autistic child with other problems as well, but has a great ability and passion for music. As he grows older life deals him many pleasures and, at the same time, as many problems. Success mingles with loneliness, while optimism and depression alternate between periods of mental aberration. The story is told by him as he sees the world through his eyes, which is different from the way that a normal person might see it. In following his point of view and by witnessing his reactions it is hoped that the reader might become more...

"The Other Room" is a sequel to "Portraits in a Gallery" where the stories of a number of portraits hanging on the walls in a gallery were discussed. This is not unlike "Pictures at an Exhibition," a collection of descriptive musical pieces by Modest Moussorgsky on viewing his friend's art works at an exhibition. "The Other Room" is the adjacent room to the main gallery where further portraits are being displayed. Each portrait is given a life of its own. It is hoped that for those who cannot see the actual portraits the description of the subjects will be even more complete than the viewing...