When Ken Follett releases a new epic, readers brace themselves for a vast journey across time and human spirit. His newest novel, Circle of Days, does not disappoint—it immerses us in one of the world’s oldest mysteries: the creation of Stonehenge. Like Follett’s previous works, it is a story both immense in scope and intimately human,…
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What is Your Story? in Dan Brown’s ‘Secret of Secrets’
What is Your Story? In Dan Brown’s The Secret of Secrets By Peter de Kuster When Dan Brown publishes a new novel, the world holds its breath. Readers know he will deliver what they crave: suspense, codes, mysteries that tie together history, science, and philosophy. His latest book, The Secret of Secrets, is no exception. It is…
What is Your Story? in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities
Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is a story—a tapestry of choices, sacrifices, and moments when we are called to rise above ourselves. In my work with The Hero’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey, I help people recognize the narrative patterns shaping their lives and empower them to step into authorship. Charles Dickens’ A…
What is Your Story? in James Joyce’s Ulysses
Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is a story, but too often we let history, tradition, or others’ expectations dictate our plot. In my work with The Hero’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey, I help people discover the narrative patterns shaping their lives—and empower them to step into authorship. Günter Grass’s Der Butt (The Flounder)…
What is Your Story? in Gunther Grass’ Der Butt
Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is a story, but too often we let history, tradition, or others’ expectations dictate our plot. In my work with The Hero’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey, I help people discover the narrative patterns shaping their lives—and empower them to step into authorship. Günter Grass’s Der Butt (The Flounder)…
What is Your Story? in Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days
What is Your Story? Around the World in 80 Days: Phileas Fogg’s Hero’s Journey and the Power to Rewrite Your LifeBy Peter de Kuster Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is an adventure, but too often we let routine, fear, or others’ expectations keep us from stepping onto the platform and boarding the…
What is Your Story? in Stendhal’s Red and Black
What is Your Story? The Red and the Black: Julien Sorel’s Hero’s Journey and the Power to Rewrite Your LifeBy Peter de Kuster Introduction: Your Story is Your Life Every life is a story. The question is: are you the author, or are you letting others write your chapters for you? In my work with…
What is Your Story? in Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca
Introduction: Your Story is Your Life “Your story is your life,” I always say. We are the stories we tell ourselves—about our worth, our place in the world, our power or our victimhood. We live inside these narratives, often without realizing that we are both the author and the protagonist. Today, let’s step into the…
The Great Gatsby: A Hero’s Journey Through the Stories We Tell Ourselves
The Great Gatsby: A Hero’s Journey Through Illusion, Ambition, and the Stories We Tell OurselvesBy Peter de Kuster Introduction: When the Green Light Fades, What Story Remains? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a dazzling portrait of Jazz Age ambition, love, and loss, told through the eyes of Nick Carraway. As Nick is drawn into the…
Hello Beautiful: A Hero’s Journey Through the Stories That Heal
By Peter de Kuster Introduction: When Family Myths Shatter, What Stories Will You Salvage? Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful unravels the Padavano sisters—Julia, Sylvie, Cecelia, and Emeline—whose lives fracture and mend around love, loss, and the narratives they cling to. At its core is William Waters, orphaned by grief, who finds belonging in their chaotic world—until tragedy exposes…
Here One Moment: A Hero’s Journey the Stories We Tell Ourselves
“Here One Moment: A Hero’s Journey Through Fate, Fear, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves”By Peter de Kuster Introduction: When Death Whispers Your Name, What Story Will You Live? Liane Moriarty’s Here One Moment thrusts readers onto a delayed flight where an unremarkable woman, Cherry, delivers chillingly precise death predictions to strangers. As passengers grapple with their…
Remarkable Bright Creatures: Hero’s Journey and the Stories that Bind Us
“Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Hero’s Journey Through Grief, Connection, and the Stories That Bind Us”By Peter de Kuster Introduction: When Life’s Currents Pull You Under, What Story Will You Surface With? Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures weaves the lives of a grieving widow, a lost young man, and a snarky octopus into a tapestry of resilience….
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