Penelope Holt - The Angel Scroll

The AngelScroll By PenelopeHolt CaptivatingNovel Spans the Ages, BlendingMystery with Romance and Spiritual Quest —Twowould-be lovers on an epic adventure explore an ancient prophecy that predictsthree miraculous paintings with the power to heal humanity— In TheAngel Scroll, author Penelope Holt transports readers on a thrilling huntfor three miraculous paintings that are destined to usher in spiritualenlightenment. The author combines romance and mystery with the race to findsacred artifacts in a story that explores ancient truths, the modern world, andthe spiritual space between. Haunted byenigmatic dreams, middle-of-the-road artist and recently widowed Claire Lucascreates a mesmerizing painting of a dying woman in India that creates asensation when its hung in a Manhattan art gallery. When she meets widowedantiquarian, Richard Markson, Claire discovers that her remarkable painting isprophesied by the Angel Scroll, an ancient Dead Sea parchment dating back tothe time of Christ, and is one third of an extraordinary triptych that willgenerate spiritual enlightenment for the New Age. Richard and Claire’s quest torecover the stolen scroll and assemble all three paintings ushers in Claire’sspiritual transformation and sparks romance between them. As the coupletour America, Europe, and the Holy Land, their attraction grows but isovershadowed by painful secrets from the past that threaten the promise of loveand a life together. Driven on their spiritual mission by inexplicable, unseenforces they encounter human evil that extracts a cruel price, as Clairegradually uncovers a devastating secret: the Scroll's prophecy foretellshealing for others but may predict her death. The race is on to gift the worldwith a new visual gospel and save Claire from a fate that was written millenniaago. The Angel Scroll challenges readers toexpand their view of reality to incorporate psychic phenomena and metaphysicalclaims. The author weaves fascinating accounts of the world’s most sacred sitesand ancient traditions into a modern-day epic full of revelations andtransformational characters, including a Benedictine monk, a Buddhist, and aprofessor of ancient Goddess worship. Together, they invite Claire to challengeold beliefs and open herself up to the miraculous. Seethe book trailer and learn more at PenelopeHolt.com AboutPenelope Holt: Penelope Holt wasborn and educated in Englandand now lives in New York.She is a novelist, playwright, business writer, and marketing executive, whosework has been performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, YorkArts Center,and New York’sAmerican Folk Theater. In addition to writing fiction, The Angel Scroll,and The Apple, based on the controversial Herman RosenblatHolocaust romance, Holt is a prolific writer, editor, and co-author ofnon-fiction, including Singing God’s Work, the story of the HarlemGospel Choir, Emotional Intelligence at Work, and many other works.She is married with two children. Publisher:Roundfire Books (July 1, 2024) ISBN-10: 180341569X ISBN-13:978-1803415697