Commentary by Paul Davids
Director/Producer/Writer of the Motion Picture JESUS IN INDIA
THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD BECOMES LITERATURE—AND SENDS US RIPPLES ACROSS THE VEIL OF TIME
"It has been more than half a century since Hermann Hesse’s SIDDHARTHA was first published in an English-language version—and longer (since 1923) since Kahlil Gibran’s THE PROPHET was first released.
"For readers who appreciate religious fictional literature, it has been a very long wait indeed for an author to appear to join the ranks of those literary brethren.
"And who would have expected that the newcomer such brethren would be a woman writer?
"Lois Drake, author of ISSA, may be embarrassed by the exalted comparison, but having recently read ISSA, I think she should now be welcome to their fraternity.
"The publication of ISSA, a novel by Lois Drake published by Snow Mountain Press, an imprint of Summit University Press, is a literary event that will be heralded by all fans of my recent film “JESUS IN INDIA” (Sundance Channel / US – Showtime Channel / Australia).
"The name ISSA, for Jesus, rings in the ears of all who recall the Inaugural Benediction for President Barack Obama, when Reverend Rick Warren referred to Jesus as ISSA, after “Saint Issa,” as Christ is called by Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists. That was a historic moment in the West. For most Americans, it’s a name they do not know, and it was news..." More
Clarion Review by Joyce Rice:
Lois Drake has made good use of her experiences in Tibet and China. She provides readers a look at life in the early years of Middle Eastern culture. Historians will enjoy the descriptions of the inner workings of the Persian, Kushan, and Hun empires. The introduction of the Order of Melchizidek brings to mind The Da Vinci Code and its secret organizations. More
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