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Rockford novelist writes of early Christian lives
Take a step into the past for a tale of two orphans, abandoned in Rome at the time of the early Christian martyrs. One becomes a Christian deacon while the other is horrified when his adoptive parents become Christians.“The Platonia Chamber,” a foray into historical fiction, is Dr. Richard Novak’s third book. Retired as professor and chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine's Rockford campus. He was also chairman of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Rockford Memorial Hospital. He is a parishioner at Holy Family in Rockford.
His other books are “Topping the Dome: Art and Politics During the Construction of the Capitol Dome” and “Adelaide Johnson’s Portrait Monument” with Catherine Davidson.
Writing is only one of his creative hobbies. Dr. Novak also sculpts; more than 70 of his creations are in public and private collections.
“The Platonia Chamber” by Richard F. Novak. (SW Publishing, paperback, 2015) 118 pp., $5.95
Enter by Oct. 17, 2016, to win both books from The Observer Book Club.
