The Other Side of Life

About the Book

Jim Braddock, a successful surgeon practicing in San Francisco is married to Gretchen whom he met in Germany. It is 1982 and everything seems to be going smoothly in his life. Their son, Steve, is in his senior year of high school and is aiming to follow in his father’s footsteps. His wife is interested in metaphysics, claims she believes in reincarnation, and studies theosophy. Jim looks askance on her preoccupation and dismisses it as a fad.

Unexpectedly, he suffers a serious heart attack, is rushed to the hospital and while his colleagues frantically work to save him, he is thrust into a near death experience. In it, he meets his long dead professor who shows him several episodes from two of Jim’s previous lives, one in 1715 France and the other in 1881 Russia. He meets the woman he loves in both incarnations and through a series of dramatic events learns that his behavior has caused inevitable consequences in each of his succeeding lives. He recovers a wiser and better man and takes his wife on a second honeymoon, humbly grateful for being given another chance at life.

Tragedy strikes unexpectedly and leaves the family shattered. But after several years, his son, who is now a physician himself, married, and is expecting a child, hears his father’s story and is stunned by what he learns. A strange event occurs, and the drama unfolds to a remarkable conclusion.

About the Author

Alla Crone, an award-winning author of six novels, was born in a Russian community in Harbin, Manchuria, and after marrying an American physician, came to the United States. She is an avid reader and enjoys playing piano duets. She lives in Northern California where she is at work on her memoir.