Elias Cueto Books

The Truth About the Barn offers answers to important questions about how barns came into being, why they look the way they do, why they're worth reflecting on, and what possible future they may have. Chapters investigate the barn's place in culture and religion, art and literature. Psychological and philosophical implications are explored. Readers are treated to an occasional recollection or account of the author's own experiences with barns.

October 1612. King James is expanding England's influence in Europe. He invites Prince Frederic of the Palatinate to London, offering his sixteen-year-old daughter's hand in marriage. With cinematic flair, this novel, featuring figures like Shakespeare and Descartes, recreates the intrigue of 17th-century England.