Montaro Caine: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (757 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385531117 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Interesting story" according to Kelly. Disclosure time: I recognized Sidney Poitier's name when I started reading this book, but I had no idea who he was. Didn't even know he was an actor. Terrible, I know, considering his many accomplishments. I guess I could use the excuse that he was before my time, which he most certainly was, but I think it's good to know a little bit about the culture of many decades, not just my own. (This is especially important becausewell, have you seen some of the swill this generation. MONTARO CAINE nicely blends some disparate genres, throwing in a bit of science and a healthy dose of philosophy A scientist encounters a young crippled boy who hands him a gift for the son he didn't mention. Before the scientist can deliver the gift, he is killed in a plane crash. Two women, dying of terminal cancer, are healed by a mysterious man living alone on an island. A baby is born with a strange coin in her hand. The attending doctor and nurse take the coin and never tell the child's parents. Decades later, all those lives, plus those of several powerful men and women, a coupl. Disappointing I feel conned. I loved this book. Great writing. Well developed characters and intriquing plot -- until I got three-quarters into it and the wholel thing fell apart. There was no ending because Mr. Poitier decided to stop creating and start preaching. Nothing in the plot was wrapped up. Everyone got religion and went home. End of story.
Like his famed movie roles in Lilies of the Field and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, he once again offers up a moving performance.”—USA Today “An intricate, electrifying journey. But the value of the coin lies not in its monetary worth but in its hold on the people who come into contact with it. Montaro immediately recognizes it as the companion of a coin he analyzed as a graduate student working in a lab at MIT, which was later returned to its unidentified owner. Elegant, if a book can be elegant, with a bit of mystery and Caribbean flavor thrown in for good measure. An enthralling journey into the magic of existence, Montaro Caine is a radiant debut from an American legend.Praise for Montaro Caine “Some might feel it’s quintessentially Poitier. An
Born in Miami, Florida, Poitier was raised in the Bahamas and currently lives in Beverly Hills, California, with his wife of more than four decades, Joanna Shimkus Poitier. Sidney Poitier is an Academy Award–winning actor, a film director, a author, and a diplomat. . He is the author of three bestselling autobiographical books, This Life, The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography, and Life Beyond M
From Booklist Montaro Caine, CEO of a large mining corporation, has hit a rough spot. Now, with the takeover sharks circling and his company on the line, a strange duo brings him a mysterious coin with properties unlike those in any element of the known world. Montaro has seen one like it before, though, many years earlier, and when he goes in search of this sister coin, the mystery deepens, morphing what began as a desperate quest to save his company into a journey of discovery that could change the world. Trouble in the field has made him an apt scapegoat for his company, while at home, his daughter faces legal troubles. Not just another thriller, though, this debut novel, woven by the well-loved Poitier, is a thought-provoking tale of caution and hope that is as elegant and riveting as the legendary a