The Silent Stream

Downhearted and directionless after his girlfriend leaves him, Jake Readman travels to a remote Greek island to heal his heartache.

His life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a fellow traveller who shows him a book of cryptic questions. As he puzzles over their meaning, he begins to doubt everything he believes about love, happiness and the forces that shape his life. Before long he is drawn into a search for the mysterious guru figure who wrote the book. But the more answers he seeks, the more questions he finds.

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Book Details

Weight 0.387 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.8 cm

About The Author

Nigel Duck

Nigel Duck

After doing a psychology degree in the 1980s, a chance encounter at a bus stop in York led me to Italy, and I ended up staying there for seven years. I worked as an English teacher, played semi-professional football, and co-hosted a programme on local radio. I then followed an urge to go to Greece, where I lived for thirteen years – mainly in Athens, but also on Crete. Inspired by the dramatic seascapes, ancient sites, and myths echoing through the ages, I spent my summers travelling round the islands, meeting people from different countries and trying to learn as much as I could from my experiences.

The Silent Stream was born out of my love of the Greek islands and my desire to explore ideas that encourage us to look below the surface of everyday life.

Downhearted and directionless after his girlfriend leaves him, Jake Readman travels to a remote Greek island to heal his heartache.

His life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a fellow traveller who shows him a book of cryptic questions. As he puzzles over their meaning, he begins to doubt everything he believes about love, happiness and the forces that shape his life. Before long he is drawn into a search for the mysterious guru figure who wrote the book. But the more answers he seeks, the more questions he finds.