The Beautiful Land

(Paperback)

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Tak O'Leary is a Japanese-American television host who vanished off the grid after a failed suicide attempt. Samira Moheb is an Iranian-American military translator suffering from PTSD as a result of her time in the Iraq War. In love from the moment they met, they are destined to be apart forever. But thanks to a mysterious invention buried in the Outback, they now have one more chance to get it right.

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"[A] masterly novel of time travel...fresh, witty dialogue...combines the suspense of a Michael Crichton thriller with the character development and dazzling landscapes of Scarlett Thomas." (Publishers Weekly)"

Author Bio

Alan Averill started writing at five years old, when he scribbled down a story about Bigfoot killing him with a log. Since that epic tome, he's written one novel, five plays, a large handful of short stories, and numerous video games. The Beautiful Land, his debut novel, is the winner of the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.