Robert H. Kono's newly released "Westward Lies The Sun" is a gripping novel about a man's search for God and spiritual healing.

MEADVILLE, Pa., Feb. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "Westward Lies The Sun": an engaging tale of faith and healing, is the creation of published author Robert H. Kono, a third-generation Japanese American, former interpreter/translator for a US intelligence agency, and professor. He is a father of two sons and resides in Beaverton, Oregon, where he has taken up writing full-time.

Kono writes, "Greg Sonoda, a Japanese American attorney, embarks on a quest to determine what influence God has in his life. In the back of his mind is the question, first and foremost, of whether God exists at all. God is such an elusive concept to a humanist, who, from his earliest years, was made to question God's very existence—he suffered in the concentration camps for the duration of WWII—and he doubts his efforts will ever come to fruition.

"In Westward Lies the Sun, Greg's search for truth is given voice during the frequent debates with his poker foursome, although the late-night discussions produce more questions than answers. But they do serve to articulate thoughts and feelings about sundry issues such as the search for Greg's family heirloom: a samurai sword stolen during Greg's incarceration in the camps. More significantly, Greg is forced to ponder God's hand in his family's survival after being shipwrecked on a small, uninhabited Micronesian island. Greg and his family make several discoveries on the island that lead to financial success and miraculous physical healing. But will the island also heal Greg spiritually?

"The family sword—Onimaru—is ultimately used in a showdown on the island with Greg's quest for God, together with his mental and physical survival, hanging in the balance."

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Robert H. Kono's new book is a startling, authentic read that deftly tackles the biggest questions of life that arise in the wake of human brutality and mercilessness.

Kono lends his voice for a generation of seekers trying to piece together not just its identity and God's role in it but the nature of existence itself.

View a synopsis of "Westward Lies The Sun" on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase"Westward Lies The Sun" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about "Westward Lies The Sun", contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

SOURCE Christian Faith Publishing