The Blue Marionette Author:Elsan H. Stafford This is a hauntingly poignant tale dealing with the myriad experiences of a once-in-a-lifetime love, and the devastating force of its ultimate impact on the psyche of a devoted and sensitive man, dating from the naivete of early youth to the acculturation of mature manhood. This is a novel about one man’s relationship with life and burgeon... more »ing love in a world of a bygone era (America, circa 1920 -1945), when innocence was the acceptable standard of moral conduct and honor foremost in the vanguard of human experience. Passionate in theme and spiritual in its inexorable premise of true love and character-driven destiny, The Blue Marionette is a story about one man’s efforts to salvage happiness and redemption from the pernicious strings of an ever-omnipresent puppeteer.« less