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…
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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…
What is Your Story? 