With refreshing depth,
distinct literary merit, and highly original poetic phrasings that spill
from the pages like paint, Colorado Mandala is poet Brian Heffron’s
debut work of literary fiction. It mines the complex landscape of
post-Vietnam America to unearth the deep connections that bind
individuals together, and also ferociously rip them asunder.
Illustrative, luscious, seductive, and engaging, this rare piece of
craftsmanship will stir the senses of any one who thirsts for artistic
expression, or who longs for an era in our country now utterly,
irretrievably gone.
In the heady, hippie backdrop of Pike’s
Peak, Colorado, in the tumultuous 1970s, three souls swirl together in
an explosive supernova. Michael is the flinty-eyed, volatile former
Green Beret, whose tour in Vietnam has left unbridgeable chasms in his
psyche and secrets that can never find light. Sarah is his fair-haired
paramour, the ethereal Earth Mother widow of a fallen soldier and single
mother to a ten-year-old son Stuart. Paul is a young wanderer, who is
drawn in by Michael and soon bears the mantle of both minister and
scourge. As they are drawn together, and torn apart, each is changed
forever. And our hearts race along with them, through the rocky, raw
Colorado terrain amidst the blood sport of man and beast.
Laying bare the loss and acceptance of a
pioneering age, Colorado Mandala shines revelatory light on the crazy,
glorious, and romantic notion that each generation conceives anew: that
love can be a spiritual gift shared openly rather than coveted, or
hidden, or hoarded. If you wish to go barefoot again and climb an
unspoiled Colorado trail, look no further. If you long for something to
wake you up in simple, clean language, a shimmering story awaits. Awaken
to what you have always known: simple truths show you the way home.
With his gripping and unforgettable Colorado Mandala, it is clear that
Brian Heffron knows the way.
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Genre – Literary Fiction
Rating – PG
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