Amazon.com description: Product Description: "They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it." -William Penn Peopled with vibrant characters, Beyond the World is a feast of a novel that sweeps the reader away to the opulent world of 18th century France. Four childhood friends from families bound together by business-two of them, Richard Magniet, the youngest son of the Baron of Beauvu and Christina DiClementi plan to spend their lives together until those expectations are shattered by a violent murder which sets them both on an uncharted course of heart rending loss, erotic obsession, and new alliances. From the houses of the nobility and the great abbey of Montmajour to the brothels of a bustling city, from a simple island cottage to the canals of Venice, they struggle to mold their lives around the memory of love that will ultimately reshape itself into something far beyond themselves. This is storytelling at its very best, a complex and compelling novel that will capture your imagination so strongly that you will find yourself reading the final page with a pang of regret.