Publisher's Synopsis
In Broken Wings, Kahlil Gibran discovers the glory and pain of young love. This slightly autobiographical story follows the tradition of Romeo and Juliet, but with Gibran's characteristic oriental settings and exuberant images.Broken Wings is a profound story of the changes of love, which explores the spiritual theme of the meaning of human existence in a world that contains deep beauty and love, amidst the stains of greed and the pains of suffering.Gibran eloquently speaks of the ways in which the heart can be denied, but only with tragic results. Broken Wings is of special interest within the spiritual fiction market as a story that is wonderfully concerned with mixing the romantic and spiritual ideals of love.
