The Wondrous Apothecary, Chapter 1.
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Rinaldo, the famous conceptual artist, has been remanded by the judge to a mental hospital. The question? Is he fit to stand trial on trumped up criminal charges?
On his arrival, he sees patients no one else can see. Those poor souls are from decades back and cry out in pain as they are led to the treatment rooms.
What is Rinaldo seeing? Visions? Apparitions? Or has Rinaldo experienced a time slip?
Rinaldo is obsessed with collaborating with the renowned landscape artist, Alexander Wainwright. Although both of them are diametrically opposed in their art, personalities and world views, the bond between them is as powerful as magnetism-absolute attraction and repulsion. And yet, it so elusive, it defies definition. Both of them wonder if they trust each other enough to form a shared vision and to collaborate. But the pride and envy lying within their own hearts may be the greatest impediment.
Follow the paths of these two artists in a suspenseful tale of art, passion and liberation. First they'll take you to the inspiring art of our ancestors buried deep in the Chauvet caves of France.
Cast a suspicious eye about this mental hospital where medical experimentation was performed years ago and is perhaps secretly practised today. Can Alexander liberate Rinaldo?
At last you'll be taken to their holographic universe where the freedom of cutting edge art allows them to collaborate in their first magnificent creation.
Have I enticed you? Here's the first chapter. If you like the story, you might want to read the three novels of The Trilogy of Remembrance [The Drawing Lesson, The Fate of Pryde and Night Crossing] where our artists Rinaldo and Alexander Wainwright appear.
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