About Ascension by Anneliese Khalil:
Joel Stevens wanted more than anything to die. In the middle of his suicide a passing vagrant, Donovan, intervenes. Through Joel’s experience with his rescuer he realizes there is a literal alternative to death – ascension – the process of becoming an angel. Joel and Donovan’s union is unbreakable, as Joel’s ascension is entirely dependent on Donovan’s guidance, who claims to be an angel. They become inseparable from their first meeting and swiftly invade Joel’s home and marriage. Joel follows Donovan’s instructions on several suicide attempts, devours his guide’s philosophical prose, rids himself of his most loved possessions, and allows his marriage to fracture. Sarah, Joel’s wife, desperately fights to release Donovan’s hold on her husband. Is Sarah battling a sociopathic homeless man that is destroying her already unwell husband? Or is she up against a far more profound and powerful process? Even Sarah isn’t sure…
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Author Bio:
Anneliese Khalil is a free-spirited and deeply thoughtful creator. She received a Master of Public Policy from Rutgers University. Despite her education and in the spirit of unpredictability she is a residential construction energy efficiency specialist. Through years of experience in the home building industry, Anneliese has developed a suite of patented products to promote better, safer, and more efficient practices. The soffit vent is her most complete product to date, as the product has already been installed on multiple homes and the utility patent was issued to Anneliese in August of 2020. In her free time, Anneliese brings to life a rich conglomeration of concepts and characters through her story writing, of which Ascension is the first to come forth to shock and entertain.