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Zusatztext “Necessary Heartbreak is the product of a big talent and a mighty heart! and this entrancing tale of mysteries both temporal and spiritual is sure to take up residence under your skin.” -- Sam Hamm! Screenwriter (Batman movies) “Necessary Heartbreak is the first of Sullivan’s trilogy! which opens with quite the proverbial bang.” -- Midwest Book Review “Michael J Sullivan’s story is inspiring! makes you think about what is important in life! what your faith means.” -- Paul Hewitt! Georgia Tech head basketball coach “I thoroughly enjoyed this book and eagerly await the volumes that are slated to follow. I highly recommend it.” -- Pastor Marc Axelrod (Potter! WI) “Mr. Sullivan treats the story of the last week of Christ’s life with much respect." --Kyle Sabo! The Cathedral of the Incarnation Book Club (Garden City! NY) “It is a great action/adventure story with a time traveling twist . . . Full of complicated love stories and questions of faith and belief . . . It made me laugh and cry at turns." --Melissa Voet – Community Book Club (California) Informationen zum Autor Michael J. Sullivan is an author and sports writer living in New York who graduated from St. John's University, and is a member of the McDonald's All-American Selection Boys Basketball Committee and the Parade All-American Selection Committee. Michael hosted sports radio shows on WGBB on Long Island, NY, and WEVD 1050AM in New York City, as well as worked with ESPN and Sporting News. In addition to writing the When Time Forgets series, Michael covers high school and college sports for Fox-owned Scout.com, which involves daily activity on ten to twelve message boards as well as writing approximately 100 articles each month. Michael has published a number of books through established trade houses, including the trivia book So You Think You're a New Yorker , which was an iconic work lauded by columnist Cindy Adams. In addition, he published seven sports-themed books for children through Enslow, and a volume of a children’s book series through HarperCollins. Klappentext A single dad and his feisty 14-year-old daughter stumble upon a portal leading back to first-century Jerusalem during the last week of Christ's life. 1 INTO THE TUNNEL “Let’s save each other some time today, Elizabeth. What are you wearing?” “In a sec, Dad.” Michael sighed and looked in the mirror. His head was pounding from a few glasses of pity wine the previous night, and he noticed a web of inflamed capillaries spreading across the corner of his left eye. I look awful , he thought. Disgusted, he retreated to his bedroom and pulled open the top drawer of his worn dresser. A thin layer of dust was across the top, and absentmindedly he brushed it away. He stared down sullenly into the contents of the drawer and pushed aside a few pairs of socks. There it was at the bottom—a simple gold band. He turned it sideways to read the inscription: I’M GLAD I FOUND YOU. LOVE, VICKI. Michael sighed and rubbed it gently against his T-shirt. He rarely wore it, except when he wanted to prevent any awkward encounters with unattached women. One look at the ring and they would be sure to leave him alone. He slipped the ring on his finger and rubbed his stomach, uncomfortably aware of how his belly was gaining a foothold over the worn elastic waistband of his pajamas. He was beginning to understand why women complained about feeling bloated all the time. Adding to his misery was the humidity of the April day, so he chose a simple white T-shirt, light gray sweats, and a pair of his favorite old sandals. He pulled the sweats above his belly and sighed. Now I look like Fred Mertz . He dressed conservatively these days even though he was just forty. With his daughter now a teenager, he believ...
