Like the stories of mythology, Justin R. Smith's The
Mills of God immerses the reader in the timeless
issues of human striving in the face of the implacable
forces of the universe.
Complete
review
Eva M. Thury, coauthor
of Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches
to Classical and World Myths (Oxford University
Press)
…weaves together new age concepts of dream analysis
and reincarnation with the luxuriously described settings
of Germany, Switzerland, England, and the United States, as
well as with computer programming and mathematical coding.
On top of all of this, the story is flooded with rhythmic,
rhyming poetry in the voice of its main character that is
both engaging and illuminating all at once.
— Araminta Matthews
“I was twelve when I realized I was a ghost.”
So says Constance Fairchild, an eccentric poetess who is heiress to a fortune — and a girl who, from an early age, has believed that she had been reincarnated.
When several of her friends die under suspicious circumstances, Constance has reason to believe that her legal guardian may be responsible. What possible motive could she have? Who keeps planting listening devices in her dorm room? Why were people following both her and her friends? Why did her dead grandfather require emails from him to contain an electronic signature that was lost when he died?