The Simplistic Sign of Life is a tale of love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. This inviting but complicated saga unfolds against the backdrop of a coastal paradise, blending imagery, dialogue, and foreshadowing into a captivating narrative that explores the depths of the human experience within the relationship of a husband and wife.
In the picturesque coastal town of Seaside, Massachusetts, a young man with captivating emerald, green eyes and a smile that has been turning heads since becoming the man of the house at the ripe ole age of thirteen, now stands on the brink of success as heir to the Walton Corporation. John Walton's world revolves around family, business, and all the simple joys of life-a good bottle of Pinot Grillo, his prized sailboat, and the love of his life, Beth Sumner. A stunningly beautiful but introverted young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, Beth is on the cusp of literary stardom, poised to become a New York Times bestselling author.
Amidst beachside scenery and the charm of a small tourist town, the young couple stand as a symbol of what is, the good life. The story unfolds with the young couple falling head over heels in love, their fairytale marriage and life become the focal point of the novel, their relationship together promising happiness and fulfillment for the ever-changing road ahead. However, in the blink of an eye tragedy would strike with the death of their unborn baby in a mangled mess of metal, glass, and steel, plunging Beth into a downward spiral of depression, alcoholism, as she desperately searches for an escape from the pain of her loss, especially on dark stormy days that rain down like a thousand daggers that cut to the soul to remind the young woman, of all she has lost.
Then, just when Beth's journey began to improve, life takes another unexpected turn when the young woman encounters a dirty cowboy named Wade Holt, the young woman waking lost and alone scared to tears in a dark seedy Dallas motel room with no memory of how she got there. This encounter marks the beginning of a tumultuous period in her life, one filled with many twists and turns that would challenge the young woman's perception of reality. Seeking treatment from a mysterious Doctor named John Locke, Beth's dream unveils a plot for retribution against the dirty cowboy, an action the enigmatic doctor seemed to encourage and support. Conjured from her imagination, the good doctor pushes Beth up to, and beyond the lines of reality as illusions blur, creating a web of psychosis within the young woman as death and resolution rush to the surface in a climax almost beyond the comprehension of imagination. Amidst it all, John receives Beth's message in a bottle, urging the young man to find purpose in his loss by focusing on Emily Lisicki, for it is her testament to the enduring power of love that will pull him through loss as he fights to live another day in the ashes of his tragedy.