Water Like Stone

Water Like Stone is an international adventure and a love story set against a backdrop of Egyptian archaeology and aviation. Ian Cannasy, an American expatriate operating an air charter in Uganda, narrates the story of Osa Hensley, a young woman who will not only brighten his life but save it. From childhood Osa is intrigued by a photograph hanging on the wall of her grandmother's home. In the photo, her great grandfather is posed over a fallen obelisk covered with Egyptian hieroglyphs. Over his shoulder are snow capped peaks of a towering mountain. The conundrum of the obelisk and the snow capped peaks ignites Osa's curiosity and she begins research that will lead to a career in archaeology. As an adult working a dig in Egypt, Osa uncovers a clay tablet that speaks of a mountain like the one in the photo. She begins a search for the mountain and the obelisk and if successful will turn Egyptology upside down. On her quest she will be betrayed, her career threatened and her life endangered by political upheaval. She will encounter academic treachery and religious fanaticism; discover the passion of a first love and her own capacity for self sacrifice, and experience disappointment, heartbreak and redemption. Her journey will take her from the halls of academia to the sands of the Sahara Desert and the rain forests of central Africa.