Reflections On The Academic Life In North Dakota

About the Book

From the author of PRINCE OF DARKNESS, ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES, and THE ATHENIAN comes a new novel of humor and pathos about the eternal battle between the sexes. REFLECTIONS ON THE ACADEMIC LIFE IN NORTH DAKOTA is a story about love, loss, sickness, recovery, sex, and archaeology. David London, an English teacher in a North Dakota university and Tracey Gillespie, an archaeology student in Winnipeg go on a Canadian tour of the Holy Land and discover a whole lot more than Biblical artifacts. They discover truths about themselves and each other that lead down a long, strange road of farce, romance, heartbreak, and transcendence. From the plains of the Dakotas and central Canada to the deserts of Israel and Jordan, REFLECTIONS ON THE ACADEMIC LIFE IN NORTH DAKOTA is a moving saga of a search for meaning in a fascinating landscape of ancient ruins and monuments that speaks to the deepest longings of the human soul.

About the Author

Walter Ellis is an expert in ancient history, having published two well-received biographies, ALCIBIADES and PTOLEMY OF EGYPT. His novels include THE ATHENIAN, ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES, and THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS, dubbed by Pulitzer Prize winning author Larry McMurtry "an excellent read."