VANCOUVER, Wash., July 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Readers fond of masks are about to get a special treat from author Frank Faruolo with The Crystal Masque, a novel about books, masks, and a reader's theater released through Xlibris.
In The Crystal Masque, readers will find many masks in crystal, with familiar or strange faces framed at a neighborhood optical shop. While providing his services, and even when not, the master directs diverse dialogue involving personal conflicts, complications and catastrophes. During most of the scenes, the walk-on apprentice, a schoolboy, stays silent but is watchful of what it takes to run a business. Because of a pending retirement, his master becomes dependent upon him soon after, after having experienced a life full of family trials, sports victories, patriot plaudits, business booms and busts. Between its covers and curtains, there projects compassion for all ages, especially after a decision made by the boy's master.
This book will be featured in the Frankfurt International Book Fair which will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 14-18, 2009. For more information about The Crystal Masque, log on to www.Xlibris.com.
The Crystal Masque * by Frank Faruolo
Publication Date: June 8, 2007
Trade Paperback; $ 17.84; 188 pages; ISBN 978-1-4257-2994-3
Cloth Hardback; $ 27.89; 188 pages; ISBN 978-1-4257-2995-0
Members of the media who wish to review this book may request a complimentary paperback copy by contacting the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7479. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7876.
For more information, contact Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com.