The Latecomers is life affirming and beautiful.
“For twenty years, we’d been good together…”
Charlie and Maggie Latecomer are both on their second marriage. Maggie is an artist, happily settled into retired life after corporate America. Charlie helps make ends meet by working with his hands. Charlie is madly in love with Maggie, his goddess, but feels inexplicably restless. He sets off on a journey to investigate the source of his disquiet. And, although it hurts, Charlie makes it clear that he’s going alone. Maggie copes with the loss by enveloping herself in the comfort of a close friend and taking a lover. Charlie’s path is similar. A unexpected discovery shows the Latecomers a destiny that they never could have imagined.
Rich Marcello writes with the grace of a poet. The narrative is filled with vitality and is steeped in elegance. Reality crosses over seamlessly into mythology and mysticism. Imagine a tea that does more than just appeal to the senses. The unearthing of a life-changing cure suited to all mankind gives readers hope, even as adversity strikes the characters. Close relationships in a variety of forms are core to the story. The Latecomers is life affirming and beautiful. Marcello writes a story that is truly unique in a world where corporations can buy loyalty and there seems to be little grace in aging.
