The Woman on the Beach: A Story of Love (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781449986216)

Bob Alba has been writing short stories and poetry for over forty years. His poems include: "Autumn Leaves", "Between Venus and Mars", "Jamaican Alchemy", "Kiss Box", "October in Chicago", "Rain", "Texas Moon", "The Day after Valentine's", "The Shadow World", and "The Perfect Shape of Words". His short stories include: In the Beginning, Fear, The Nature of God, Michael and Isabella and The Meeting. The Woman on the Beach is his first published novel. A constant theme is his poetry is love lost and the joy of love found and cherished. His short stories explore the philosophy of spirituality and what it means to search for personal meaning in life. In addition to being a writer, Bob is an accomplished artist who has worked in a variety of different media. He has been an industrial designer and developed thousands of designs in a wide variety of fields. He has also been an accomplished photographer. Bob now spends his business life managing the Children's Speech Care Center his wife Lynne's, pediatric speech and language clinic in Torrance, California The proceeds of this book will be donated to the clinic to help supplement the work they do helping children afflicted with speech and language disabilities, particularly those children with autism. Please feel free to contact him with your comments or questions at www.childspeech.net. May love find and keep you joyous all the days of your life.