Waking Up at Rembrandt's

Maggie is a discouraged lawyer, Dillon, a heart-broken vagabond, and Phillip, a frustrated writer. Their stories are told by the mysterious Jillian, part purveyor of spirits and part spiritual guru. Inside the walls of cafe rembrandt, where whipping fresh cream is an act of poetry and pouring a drink an act of faith, we fall under Jillian's spell. With a voice that is lyrical and immediate, she artfully trails her Ariadne thread to lead her devotees back into the light. Waking Up at Rembrandt's is a fresh take on the tale of spiritual awakenings. It celebrates the sensual, as well as the spiritual, effortlessly bridging the two worlds. Qualls combines prose and poetry, fiction and spirituality, and dreams and reality in a manner that is at once unconventional and irresistible. It is an adventure book that also encompasses many things, including spiritual growth, epicurean indulgence, and metaphysical explorations. Blending the epicurean delights of Peter Mayle, the travel adventures of Hemingway, the spiritual teachings of Krishnamurti, and the magical realism of Isabel Allende, Waking Up at Rembrandt's takes literary fiction into new territory. Thomas Lloyd Qualls lives and writes in the high desert beauty of Northern Nevada. He is the author of two novels, a traveler of Europe, India & Thailand, the recipient of three Best Novelist awards, and a regular contributor to Rebelle Society and Reno Tahoe Tonight Magazine. Waking Up at Rembrandt's, his debut novel, has received local and national critical acclaim. He is also the proud co-creator of the The Power of Words Video Project. Join him on this exceptional journey and help make Waking Up at Rembrandt's the fiction best seller it is destined to be. Read more