- Available in: Paperback, Ebook
- Published: September 6, 2018
Munching on the Sun is the second novel from the creative mind of Mark Paul Oleksiw. Love, friendship, and faith are the centerpieces of this coming-of-age novel.
It is the early 1990’s at the fictional campus of St. Peter’s University. Grunge was ruling and the face of campus life was changing. In the wee hours of the morning, an aging drama professor comes upon a bleeding and drunken young man performing a monologue on stage. The young man makes a startling confession to the professor. He laments over his failed quest for forgiveness regarding a past sin. The professor realizes there is something more profound to this young man. The story of Lukas Wunand is about to be told.
Lukas is a popular, idealistic and offbeat student entering his final year in the business faculty of St. Peter’s University. An iconic presence to his fellow students, he remains emotionally distant. One day he claims to have seen a lost love from his past on campus, Kara, causing his behavior to become more erratic and anarchic. Tensions are compounded by a series of assaults on the campus, near the business faculty. With friendships and loyalties strained, the real world knocks at the door of university life. As the story returns to the formative years of Lukas’ youth, we discover the haunted beauty of those days and its terrifying effect on his present and future.
What darkness lurks in Lukas’ past? What hold does Kara have on Lukas? Can Lukas’ friends unlock his secrets and save him or will they regret trying? You will truly enjoy this moving story about idealism in the face of the realities of the world. Lukas Wunand will be a character who steals your soul.
Munching on the Sun is now available.