Peter Proud s ordinary life as a professor in California is threatened by recurrent dreams that all end the same: with his murder in a lake at night by a mysterious woman named Marcia. Peter Proud s ordinary life as a professor in Califor.)ĭr. In this classic suspense novel first published in 1973, Max Ehrlich expertly interweaves multiple themes of life after death, romance, tragedy, and altered consciousness into an unforgettable tale. Will a second tragedy occur just as Peter is about to unravel the mystery behind his dreams? Peter meets and falls in love with Marcia’s daughter, Ann, just as Marcia realizes that he is a reincarnation of Jeff. The woman, Marcia Curtis, is shocked to see in Peter personality traits and characteristics that precisely recall those of her dead husband, Jeff, including his voice. He travels to Springfield, Massachusetts, and comes face to face with the woman from his nightmares. But he soon discovers a new dimension to his dilemma while watching a television show called “America, Past and Present”-and realizes the show is set in the town in his dreams. These dreams-which he comes to believe may be flashbacks from a previous life-become so disturbing that he seeks answers from a sleep researcher, a clairvoyant, and an expert in psychic phenomena in order to recover his past.
Peter Proud’s ordinary life as a professor in California is threatened by recurrent dreams that all end the same: with his murder in a lake at night by a mysterious woman named Marcia.
Peter Proud’s ordinary life as a professor in Califor.)ĭr. Max Simon Ehrlich died on February 11, 1983. His television work includes scripts for the series Barney Blake, The Big Story, The Defenders, The Nurses, The United States Steel Hour, and Star Trek (episode "The Apple"). He also adapted many novels, plays, and short stories for radio. He wrote radio scripts for such series as The Big Story, The Shadow, Big Town, and Mr. Ehrlich began his career in newspapers, working as a correspondent for the Albany, New York Knickerbocker Press and Evening News during his college years, then after graduating as a feature writer for the Springfield, Massachusetts Republican.įrom there he turned to radio, working as the chief writer of the script division of WSPR in 19, in the script division of the American Jewish Committee from 1939 to 1941, and from 1941 to 1945 he was the assistant script director of the radio division of the American Red Cross.Īfter 1945, Ehrlich was a novelist, playwright, and television dramatist. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1933. He is best known for the novel The Reincarnation of Peter Proud and the movie of the same name. (age 73) Springfield, Hampden County, United States of America
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