Subject: Autobiography. Escape from Paradise is a contemporary and true woman?s story set in Singapore, Brunei, Australia, England, and the United States. It involves Singapore?s famous Tiger Balm family, and a wealthy and mysterious family from Brunei?and the link between them, a young Singaporean woman, May Chu Lee. From its first paragraph, the book draws the reader into the ambiance of a cosmopolitan Asia never touched upon by any other book ?

When college sophomore Angela Birch sneaks from Texas to Mexico for Spring Break, she believes the worst that can happen is her parents finding out. Wrong. The worst is falling for the ruse of handsome, alluring Fernando. One spontaneous choice whisks Angela across the world to the pseudo paradise of Spain's Mediterranean Riviera where she has another choice to make: live cooperatively as one of billionaire Marco Ruiz's slaves, or die. * * * Colin Douglas's future was seized and choked when deliberate tragedy struck his Scottish family at the age of sixteen. He spent his remaining youthful years infiltrating the U.K.'s crime world, seeking power, control, and revenge, all leading to a position as an undercover agent. With nothing to lose, Colin accepts the seemingly impossible job of rescuing America's famous missing girl, Angela Birch. Colin knows that to enter a snake lair, one must become a snake. It turns out to be a mission which will put his desire for control to the ultimate test, and make him wish for things he never knew he wanted.

In Escape from Paradise, Dr. Hathorn details her life's journey from Paradise cotton plantation to receiving her doctorate degree on the stage of Zellerbach Hall on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. You will laugh and cry with her as she travels the circuitous route life has led her from goal to goal. Experience gained from years of working in both inner city and well-equipped private schools gives Dr. Hathorn the expertise needed to keep students encouraged to experience a measure of success daily. Her writings will inspire the reader to try the thing that has never been done before and stick with a task to the end. Never quit! Never give in! Never give up! Dr. Pauline Pearson Hathorn is an educator extraordinaire. Born during the Great Depression on Paradise cotton plantation in Dover, Mississippi, she along with many of her contemporaries is a living example of overcoming and successfully traversing life's uncrossable rivers. Dr. Hathorn is living proof that mountains can be removed with sheer tenacity through the grace of God. Education for her began in a non-descript, unpainted, one-room shack on the side of a dusty road bordering a cotton field. From this modest beginning she completed her elementary education in the parochial school in Yazoo City and high school at the Natchez College Baptist Seminary at Natchez, Mississippi. She earned the Bachelor of Science and Master's degree at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Later, defying age she earned the Doctor of Education degree from the University of California, at Berkeley at the age of 71. Dr. Hathorn has taught in the public and private schools of Mississippi and San Jose, California. Presently, she is employed by Hinds Community College in the Adult Education Program at the Voice of Calvary Empowerment Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

Escape From Paradise - the long-awaited novel about the 1979 Iranian Revolution - is heartfelt, powerful, and compulsively readable. The lives of a group of Iranians and a young American woman with her two children are seriously threatened in the devastating aftermath of the bloody Iran revolution of 1979. Combined, their lives make a tapestry that reflects the entire colorful canvas of society's different political persuasions and social classes. For reasons of their own, each is blacklisted and cannot leave the country through the normal means. Unbeknownst to each other, they individually employ the services of an underground smuggling ring, run by a profiteer of the revolution, to guide them across the Iran-Turkish border. Each person has a different fascinating story, a distinct and astonishing reason for embarking upon such a dangerous journey, a journey that encompasses their pats - bygone days that led them to the shocking reality of the present. It is during these flashbacks that their unforgettable stories masterfully unfold and the process of reevaluating their pasts is lyrically narrated. Told with compassion, this is the story of a group of people who, under the most adverse of circumstances, are forced to resort to their common humanity in order to discover the truth that they hope will ultimately set them free. This novel presents the reader with an unparalleled opportunity to experience not only the self-defeating, heartbreaking political struggles of Iranians during the last century, but also their resiliency. More importantly, it captures the soul of Iran - its enchanting culture and wonderful, colorful and hospitable citizens. Majid Amini is a skillful storyteller, a writer who portrays the anguished truth of the human heart and the triumph of the human spirit during the brutality of the bloody revolution in the richly lyrical prose and unforgettable narratives.

The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner challenges our most fiercely held beliefs as she weaves folklore and history, memory and myth into an unforgettable meditation on race, religion, gender, and a far-off past that is ever present—in prose that soars with the rhythms, grandeur, and tragic arc of an epic poem. “They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time.” So begins Toni Morrison’s Paradise, which opens with a horrifying scene of mass violence and chronicles its genesis in an all-black small town in rural Oklahoma. Founded by the descendants of freed slaves and survivors in exodus from a hostile world, the patriarchal community of Ruby is built on righteousness, rigidly enforced moral law, and fear. But seventeen miles away, another group of exiles has gathered in a promised land of their own. And it is upon these women in flight from death and despair that nine male citizens of Ruby will lay their pain, their terror, and their murderous rage. “A fascinating story, wonderfully detailed. . . . The town is the stage for a profound and provocative debate.” —Los Angeles Times

Escape from Paradise, book II of The Lion Awakes series, reveals some of history’s most ancient mysteries. Based on archaeological discoveries and ancient texts, Escape from Paradise follows Two Sons from Egypt, portraying the destinies of Amenhotep II, Pharaoh of the Exodus, and the Hebrew prophet Moses, bringing to life this battle of gods and men. The explosion of an island north of the Delta, the mysterious death of a royal son of the 18th dynasty, and the remains of an army of the same period recently found at the bottom of the Red Sea are some of the factual evidences woven into the fabric of this timeless tale. How would the Egyptians have reacted to the plagues, and what would Pharaoh’s response have been to the challenge to match the miracles Experience the Exodus through the eyes of the Egyptians, reliving the catastrophes that brought one nation to its knees while providing an escape for the other. In a fast paced colorful style, Escape from Paradise portrays actual characters and events in a tale of adventure, conflict, and intrigue. Discover the story behind the biblical account that continues to reverberate throughout history. “ . . . every day I encounter dozens of would-be writers who want someone to take a look at their work. And, as you might expect, there are only a handful with skills that show true merit. That’s why I encourage you to take a look at this book . . . There’s a great story here . . ..” Steve Manning www.WriteABookNow.com Soon to come are books III and IV of this series: Out of the Desert, and The Crimson Chord; and the nonfiction companion books: Discovering Moses and the Exodus: A Faith Building Adventure, and Discovering a Way through the Wilderness: Finding God in the Journey, books I and II of the Discover Truth series.