The Novel

The novel as literature places the reader in the role of arbiter between reality and appearance.  The reader often perceives a very different world than that of the major characters - and sometimes screams at them: "Can't you see!"  Similar to a horror film, the audience screams: "Don't open that door!"  But the characters always do.

The novel is about choices.  The choices made by the characters based on the the world in which they find themselves.  The readers may reflect on the causes of their own decisions when faced with situations as those addressed by the primary characters.

The Author

D. L. Lowell is an international film finance consultant, who splits his time between Los Angeles and London.  He enjoys visiting the wine regions of California, and hiking through the High Sierra Mountains of California.  He studied cultural history before completing his education at the London School of Economics. 

The Story

 Soulmate is a love story set within the international arena of film and television finance. A high powered executive by day, Grace White is brilliant, beautiful and driven to be the best. A broken relationship leads her down a strange dark path to live her dreams of a ranch house and horses in Malibu.

On this journey she meets Richard Ascot, who suffers the midlife demons of lost dreams.  The stark contrast between her two lives establishes the context of the story.  Seeds are planted for a future beyond the text.