to live at the mouth of rivers

About the Book

August Mendo, a young successful novelist, falls in love with the beautiful and unique Sarah Gordon. At the height of his stellar career August suffers a tragic loss. He comes to realizations that force him to stop writing and retreat to a special sanctuary in the woods, a decision that will alter his life as well as Sarah´s. "to live at the mouth of rivers" is a story of art, fame, fortune, tragedy, dreams and Truth: the awesome powers of Nature, the Human Spirit and Eternal Love. Life´s greatest adventure is the Journey within: the perils and limitless possibilities of self-discovery.

About the Author

Michael Clark Lorenzo is a writer, painter and musician. Lorenzo spent a year at Goddard College studying writing before going on the road: traveling across country giving poetry readings and performing music. Michael returned home to Long Island and worked as an alcoholism counselor while earning a BFA degree from N.Y. Tech. After graduating, he moved to California and worked in the television and film business for over twenty years. “to live at the mouth of rivers” is Lorenzo’s second novel. His first novel: “Accidents of Birth” was published in 2001. Michael lives in Ojai, California.