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“A Sense of Purpose” is a story suffused with wisdom for all creatures, but especially for people, expressing the essence of life through a cat’s struggles and experiences. This is a story from the perspective of an orphaned cat named Chester about the profound changes that happen to him starting on the streets of Manhattan and ending in a forest in Maine. His journey is one of self-discovery, homelessness, survival, and the perseverance to search for a friend who vanishes during the worst blizzard in a decade on the coast of Maine. It is a story of how Chester deals with his every day part of life, how his life affects the lives of others, and how he ultimately comes to understand that no matter what we do in our lives, every living being has a sense of purpose.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY:
Russell H. Plante is an Engineering Physicist with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Maine, a Minor in Electrical Engineering, and post-graduate courses in Business Administration. He has held positions at the Department of Defense as a Branch Head in Control Engineering, Welding Engineering, and Quality Control Engineering Analysis. During his tenure at the DOD, he was appointed by the University of Maine Physics Department to provide an industrial perspective relative to education. Maintaining additional engineering positions in Solar Energy development and analysis, he has received awards for Solar Building Engineering Design from the State of
Maine Office of Energy Resources and for Energy Innovation Technologies from the U.S. Department of Energy.
With a diverse writing background, he has had two academic publications regarding photovoltaic and solar domestic hot water energy applications published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and Academic Press (Elsevier). In addition to his non-fiction works, he has had four novels previously published. His Young Adult novel, “Journey Home – A Cat’s Tale”, published in 2016, received a Gold Medal 5 Star Book Review Award from Literary Titan. His Adult-Visionary political novel, “Beware the Dither Bird”, published in 2018, was an award-winning Finalist in the Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest and also the 2020 Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal Book Award in the category for the most thought-provoking novel. His third novel, “A Sense of Purpose”, published in October of 2020, also received a Gold Medal 5 Star Book Review Award from Literary Titan and provides an important life’s message for all readers. His fourth novel “The Path Before Me”, published in July of 2021, was written for Middle Grade readers for educators and parents in order to express the concepts of compassion, empathy, and the value of hope to all young readers. The novel has won a 5 Star Book Review Award from Reader’s Favorite. He is currently writing a philosophical Science Fiction novel about our Earth and contact with other civilizations. He resides in the State of Maine with his wife Kathy and seven cats where there’s always a chance of a blizzard during the cold winter months and time to contemplate and create meaningful stories.
