Act I of The Island of Always
A novel by Stephen Evans
“Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.”
Lena’s ex-husband and law partner Nick is charming. Erratic. Brilliant. Quixotic. And maybe Delusional.
His passion for animal and environmental rights constantly gets him in trouble. And Lena inevitably comes to his rescue. When he ‘liberates’ the lobsters from Minneapolis grocery stores and the only alternative is confinement, Lena even allows him to move home while he performs community service at an animal shelter. And soon she is reminded why she married him, and why they divorced. But when Nick has one more wild idea, only he can imagine how it will end.
The Marriage of True Minds, the opening novel in The Island of Always series, is a funny and heartwarrning tale of a partnership beyond law, beyond marriage, and possibly beyond reality.
Content Warning: The story deals with serious issues such as divorce, mental illness, and animal euthanasia. Please keep this in mind before reading.
ISBN: 978-1953725905
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Praise for The Island of Always Series:
“Stephen Evans’ first novel, The Marriage of True Minds, is a funny, poignant, oddly beautiful book about three divergent life forms—animals, people, and lawyers. You will love it if you read it with a true mind.” —Kinky Friedman
“Evans demonstrates his playwright’s mastery of dialogue and tension in his accomplished and whimsical first novel about love and the bizarre behavior it ignites.” —Publishers Weekly
“Evans writes throughout with a sense of refreshing humor, and the snappy repartee between the two leads is also very funny and fun.” —Foreword Reviews
“Poignant and outrageous, moving and profound, Evans’ delectable debut novel thrums with zesty dialogue and a memorably zany cast of irresistible characters.” —Booklist
“A charming literary screwball comedy.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A truly amiable cast of characters, entwined with heartfelt emotions…in this highly entertaining and worthwhile read.” —BlueInk Review
“A zany and unpredictable comedic literary novel. Minneapolis, especially the Lake of Isles area, is vividly rendered.” —Foreword Clarion Reviews
“Creative and cleverly written.”—Booklife
“You will NEVER FORGET IT… A total Must Read.” —Book Review Crew
“Fans of A Man Called Ove will enjoy going on this journey.” —NerdyBookNurse.com
“The perfect feel-good book.” —CenteredonBooks.com
The third installment of Stephen Evans’ bittersweet love story, The Island of Always, mixes whimsy, grief, courtroom drama, and charm. —Blueink Review
Excerpt:
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
June 11
Local barrister Nicholas Ward was arrested yesterday for releasing more than 100 live lobsters into the indoor pool at the mayor’s mansion in Minneapolis.
Mr. Ward, formerly a prominent environmental attorney and founding partner of the local firm Ward and Grant, allegedly persuaded 12 Minneapolis grocery stores to donate the lobsters by claiming that the crustaceans were the rightful property of endangered Hawaiian monk seals. The seals, Mr. Ward reportedly explained, are currently on the endangered species list because humans are stealing their lobsters.
At Mr. Ward’s request, Department of Public Works employees filled the mayor’s pool with non-chlorinated saltwater and more than 100 blocks of ice. Unnamed sources at the department confirmed that Mr. Ward convinced them the mayor was having a beach party. The ice, he claimed, represented the effects of global warming on arctic populations.
Once the lobsters were safely deposited in the mayor’s pool, Mr. Ward summoned the media. During the ensuing lecture, he defended his actions by citing at length numerous obscure judicial precedents. He then made his getaway in a chauffeured stretch limousine, accompanied by a gray-and-white sheepdog puppet.
No charges have been filed, pending a psychiatric evaluation.
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