The Everlasting Spring: Beyond Olympus is a trilogy. A continuing story of romance and true love in three epic sagas spanning two-thousand years in the tumultuous rise of Western Civilization. The storyteller is an old man who understands and appreciates the heroes and heroines; the saints and sinners, who made epic history, by sharing the love and self-sacrifice that enabled Western Culture to survive. When he was young and foolish; naïve and swaggering with false bravado, the old man frolicked in the good life, and took it for granted...until a cold Christmas Eve when a lovely young woman broke his heart and changed his mind. His soul was frozen, in the absence of hope, as the tragic death of romance brought darkness, with agony and despair. But the trajectory of his life was soon altered, blessed by the light from a star so bright, he was inspired by the vision, and started to write. He walked with his characters, the brave and bold, remembered by historians, the new and some old. He miraculously survived, four-score in events, with no worries...and a few sad regrets. His life was replete with trials and tribulations known only to those who dream, daring defeat; but find peace in their passion for truth everlasting. Once called a hero, he perished the thought. The old man knew better souls, those who risked all for true-love and blind justice between the dark-nights of their souls, and their time in the light. They were immortals, seeking knowledge with facts; and their odyssey touched all, as they followed the sun, moon and stars--like the old man was doing when he met Benjamin and Boudica; Colton and Blue Star, and two others too, then chronicled their journeys in a corps of discovery: to find spiritual treasure...the most precious of all.

The Everlasting Spring: Beyond Olympus is an epic trilogy in three heroic sagas spanning two thousand years in the tumultuous advance of Western Civilization. The Storyteller is an old man who understands and appreciates the heroes and heroines, saints and sinners who made world changing history, with love and self-sacrifice, enabling Western Culture to survive and produce the United States of America. When he was young and foolish, naive and swaggering with false bravado, the Storyteller frolicked in the good life and took it for granted, until a cold Christmas Eve when a lovely young woman broke his heart, and shattered his soul. The tragic death of beautiful romance brought darkness with agony and despair; but the trajectory of his life was soon blessed by a light so bright it revealed his future, and compelled him to write. So the Storyteller joined with his characters, the brave and the bold, remembered by historians, some new and some old. He miraculously survived them, with few regrets; and his life was replete with trials and tribulations known to those who dream big, daring defeat. Then find peace in their passion for truth everlasting. Once called a hero, the Storyteller perished the thought. He knew better people, those who risked everything for true love and equal justice during the dark nights of their souls, and their time in the light. They were immortals, seeking knowledge with facts. And the results of their odyssey eventually touched all, as they followed the sun, moon and stars, just like the Storyteller was doing when he met Benjamin and Boudica, and four others too. Then chronicled their journeys, in a Corps of Discovery, to find the most precious and meaningful treasure of all.

Winnie Foster is in the woods, thinking of running away from home, when she sees a boy drinking from a spring. Winnie wants a drink too, but before she can take a sip, she is kidnapped by the boy, Jesse Tuck, and his family. She learns that the Tuck family are blessed with o or doomed to o eternal life since drinking from the spring, and they wander from place to place trying to live as inconspicuously as they can. Now Winnie knows their secret. But what does immortality really mean? And can the Tucks help her understand before it's too late? A beautiful paperback edition of the unforgettable classic of children's writing about what it truly means to live forever. Featuring illustrations by Melissa Castrillon.

Camille must save Orleans in this high-stakes sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller.

The Everlasting Spring: Beyond Olympus is an epic trilogy of romance and heroic true love spanning two thousand years in the tumultuous advance of Western Civilization. The Storyteller is an old man who understands and appreciates the heroes and heroines, the saints and sinners, who made world changing history sharing transcendent love and self-sacrifice needed for Western Culture to survive, and create The United States of America. When he was young and foolish naïve and swaggering with false bravado the old man frolicked in the good life and took it for granted, until a cold Christmas Eve when a lovely young woman broke his heart. His soul was frozen in the absence of hope, as the tragic death of romance brought darkness with agony and despair. But the trajectory of his life was altered; blessed by a light so bright he was inspired by the vision, and started to write. He walked with his characters, brave and bold, remembered by historians, some new and some old, and miraculously survived, with few regrets. His life was replete with trials and tribulations of a kind known only by those who dream, daring defeat, and find peace in their passion for truth everlasting. Once called a hero, the old man perished the thought. He knew better people, those who risked everything for true love and equal justice during the dark nights of their souls, and their time in the light. They were immortals, seeking knowledge, with facts, found from deadly experience. Their odyssey's touched all while they followed the sun, the moon and the stars, just as the old man was doing when he met Benjamin and Boudica and four others more, then chronicled their journeys in a corps of discovery to find spiritual treasure the most precious of all. Francis Audrain

NEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF 2020 "Only Katy Simpson Smith could have written a novel of such elegance, emotional power, and grace. The Everlasting, a quadruple love story spanning two millennia, is no less than the story of love itself—its frustrations and thrills, its blunders and transcendent glories. Meraviglioso."—Nathaniel Rich, author of King Zeno From a supremely talented author comes this brilliant and inventive literary work of historical fiction, set in Rome in four different centuries, that explores love in all its various incarnations and ponders elemental questions of good and evil, obedience and free will that connect four unforgettable lives . Spanning two thousand years, The Everlasting follows four characters whose struggles resonate across the centuries: an early Christian child martyr; a medieval monk on crypt duty in a church; a Medici princess of Moorish descent; and a contemporary field biologist conducting an illicit affair. Outsiders to a city layered and dense with history, this quartet separated by time grapple with the physicality of bodies, the necessity for sacrifice, and the power of love to sustain and challenge faith. Their small rebellions are witnessed and provoked by an omniscient, time-traveling Satan who, though incorporeal, nonetheless suffers from a heart in search of repair. As their dramas unfold amid the brick, marble, and ghosts of Rome, they each must decide what it means to be good. Twelve-year old Prisca defiles the scrolls of her father’s library. Felix, a holy man, watches his friend’s body decay and is reminded of the first boy he loved passionately. Giulia de’ Medici, a beauty with dark skin and limitless wealth, wants to deliver herself from her unborn child. Tom, an American biologist studying the lives of the smallest creatures, cannot pinpoint when his own marriage began to die. As each of these conflicted people struggles with forces they cannot control, their circumstances raise a profound and timeless question at the heart of faith: What is our duty to each other, and what will God forgive? Moving back through time from today (The Wilderness) to the Renaissance (The City) to the Middle Ages (The Grave) and finally to Rome under Marcus Aurelius (The Paradise), Tom, Guilia, Felix, and Prisca search and suffer for love in the eternal city, made vivid and familiar as they reappear in each century.