Have you ever
loved so hard
you'd
forgive every sin
?
Misguided admirers have long declared
"Romeo & Juliet"
a "
timeless" love story
. In fact, true timelessness can only be achieved in the places where time itself is off the clock.
This is the story of Evan and Elle, a pair of
soulmates
from ethereal realms where there are nothing but souls. Their story of forbidden love has
Shakespearean
echoes with one whopper of a logistical catch. Instead of being wooed upon a remote balcony in italy, Elle is in Heaven while her Romeo is way down in Hell stuck with a really lousy roommate.
For their love to flourish, she has to
lower Heaven
; he must
raise Hell
.
The
madcap love story
is interspersed with heartfelt examples of
forgiveness, redemption
and an
Afterlife
so repetitively magnificent that inhabitants begin to pine for mortal grit.
The book challenges our Sunday School simplicities about right and wrong,
good and evil
and the
Biblical
real estate extremes where 83 percent of Americans believe our souls are bound to inhabit. Forever.
Today's headlines have many convinced The End is nigh. "Evan & Elle" gives us a glimpse of what's over there after it's all over here.