The Nameless

About the Book

A family is torn apart when the husband decides to change his lifestyle and live by newly found beliefs. His wife and family attempt to dissuade him but to no avail. He is determined to walk away from his present life and sets out to find inner peace, thus starting a long soul-searching journey, bringing him back to the point of departure. However, the outcome of this decision takes a dangerous turn along the way. This is a story of how love, hatred, and the eternal search for perfection can, in some instances, end with disastrous consequences. This fiction takes place in today’s society with its mingling of culture, beliefs, and social class diversity. “Love and hatred are not blind, but are blinded by the fire they themselves carry with them” (Friedrich Nietzsche).

About the Author

Liza Burgess grew up in Glasgow, where she followed an undergraduate course in business and administration at Strathclyde University. Following this, she moved to Switzerland, where she worked as an au pair for a year while learning French at a local college in order to perfect the language. It was during this time that she met her future husband. She moved to Switzerland permanently a couple of years later where she lived and worked for over thirty years. She started her career as a secretary for a major telecommunications company, moving on to become the manager of their Swiss office. She organized and participated in many large international conferences in Geneva and attended yearly seminars in the US head office. She is completely bilingual, English and French, and speaks Italian. She now lives a more relaxed life with her husband in Spain, where she enjoys reading, writing, and learning Spanish. She spends part of the year in her native Scotland where she owns a holiday home. She has one son living in Switzerland. The Nameless is her first novel.