I was born and raised near a small town in Southern Ireland. My interest in pre-history began while I studied Architecture in the city of Dublin where the gift of skepticism, inherited from my mother, inspired me to ask during one class, “Were kings really buried under those huge mounds of earth and rock?” My interest in pre-history had begun. In a search to discover what other cultures might look like I traveled to India via Turkey and Iran - originally Persia. Later in Melbourne, Australia, my studies extended to the 50,000-year-old cultures and beliefs of the Aboriginal peoples. As a teenager, it had been sad to learn that a scientist named Charles Darwin decided that we were descended ‘…from a hairy…quadruped...’ (in his Descent of Man). Luckily, as a child, I had been taken to see the movie The Wizard of Oz and since then have always sensed that behind every scientific “fact” is the possibility of a fantastic reality. More recently, when insights about what had happened in prehistory began to form in my imagination, it was time to write them down. My first novel began. I can be contacted at: geraldcurran@verizon.net
Darwin Was Not There On That Day
A Different History of Creation
by Gerald Patrick Curran
Darwin Was Not There On That Day
A Different History of Creation
by Gerald Patrick Curran
Published Oct 30, 2023
253 Pages
Genre: FICTION / Fantasy / Historical
Book Details
Darwin was not there on that day
This story could be called: ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Origins of Life but Were Afraid to Ask.’ It is a Spaceship Ride through Time with a Human and some Angels.
For generations, scientists have wrestled with ideas about where exactly we come from—what are our origins. They have developed theories such as Evolution, Natural Selection, and the Big Bang Theory.
Gerald Patrick Curran’s story flies in the face of these theories with truly inspired answers. No more need we toss and turn at night trying to decide what our origins might be. The author unties for us some of the knottiest puzzles of our Universe.
Endorsement by Diane Hart, ex-US Federal Bureau of Prisons Administration. ‘I loved Gerald Patrick Curran’s previous book: Mary in Africa. Reading it brought a sense of peace and harmony. Highly recommended.’
Book Excerpt
Mr. Mahmood left his perch at the monitors. He sat down beside the girl and said, “Young lady, what are you doing up so late in the evening? Do you know what the time is? You know we’ll miss your dad too. He was one of the most successful of all the students who used to come here. People like you and him make everything worthwhile.”
“It is just so unfair that he is going so far away.”
“Look…come and see Mars. This is a good night to see it. It looks so beautiful on a night like this,” Mr. Mahmood tried to cut through Alisa’s sadness.
“No, no…I won’t look. It’s a horrible planet. I hate it!” Alisa rushed for the exit doors. She stopped outside on the walkway and stood looking up at the sky. Tears again began to trickle down her cheeks.
ANOTHER KIND OF JOURNEY
“Greetings young lady. I am your servant Absolin.”
Suddenly there, in front of Alisa, was a huge translucent ball. Inside the ball stood a tall glowing being with wings. It was the being’s voice that Alisa could hear.
She was shocked and asked, “Who…who are you?”
“I am Absolin, a lesser Angel. I have been sent to help you with the great longing that you feel.”
“How…how did you know?”
“Well…will you come with me so we can find the answer?”