Read a Good Book Lately? : The VASE with the MANY COLOURED MARBLES by Jacob Singer

Press Release Author Jacob Singer tells the sweeping saga of a family fractured by apartheid against the beautiful and harsh backdrop that is South Africa Vancouver, BC, Canada (May 1, 2014) – “I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb…” ― Nelson Mandela So says the most charismatic, indefatigable leader in South Africa who worked to rebuild the country's once segregated society with peaceful protest, determination and persistence. With echoes of this invincible man, author and native South African Jacob “Jack” Singer tells the inspiring story of a family fractured by apartheid in The Vase with the Many Coloured Marbles. The main characters, Emma and her daughter Marla, ultimately triumph over the brutal system by the use of subterfuge, peaceful protest and education. The Vase with the Many Coloured Marbles is a compelling, must-read novel based on a true story about people that Singer knew in his hometown of Potchefstroom, South Africa. Marla, Emma’s daughter, was a lovely, 13-year-old girl that Singer met at the municipal swimming pool one sweltering summer day and asked on a date. He was to know and admire both Marla and Emma throughout the rest of their lives. Singer knew many active players on both sides of the political fence during this turbulent time period. When he and his family were threatened by security police, they immigrated to Vancouver in 1992 just before Mandela was elected the country’s first black President in 1994. The Vase received four-star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads and is gaining acclaim as an important story for our time that mirrors America’s racial struggle and parallels current books by American authors such as Wash by Margaret Wrinkle and The House Girl by Tara Conklin. “The only difference between slavery in America and the apartheid system in South Africa is that Blacks could not be sold as property in South Africa,” Singer said. The story is universal – the battle against violence, cruelty and human degradation found in countries throughout the world at different times. South Africa’s apartheid system eerily mirrors the rise of Nazism in Germany and many Jewish families immigrated to South Africa before World War II only to find a similar system of racial discrimination against the Blacks. The Vase is available through Singer’s website, www.jacobashersinger.com, Amazon and at selected bookstores in Vancouver and throughout the world. For more information and to schedule an interview, speaking engagement or book-signing, call Singer at 604-358-4259 or send him an email at jaxxinn@gmail.com. You may also contact his media specialist, Priscilla Goudreau-Santos, at 904-371-7751 or via email at priscillagoudreausantos@gmail.com. Special group rates for books are available for schools and universities and Singer welcomes the opportunity to speak to students at all educational levels. About Author Jacob “Jack” A. Singer Jack Singer, born in 1935 near Johannesburg, practiced as a pharmacist in South Africa from 1958 to 1985. In 1967 he joined South African Druggists Ltd as their Port Elizabeth Branch manager, leaving them in 1970 to manage and purchase a chain of pharmacies in his hometown. In the ensuing years, he built a number of companies that included property development, construction and financial leasing. He retired for the first time in 1985. After six months, he was approached by his stock brokers to write a daily investment newsletter. This was the start of a new career in which he became a Futures and Options trader with First Financial futures; Chartist in the research department of Irish Menell Rosenberg, stock brokers in South Africa; Editor and Owner of the Temkin and Moon newsletter on stock market investing; and finally Investment Adviser in Canada. In addition to The Vase with the Many Coloured Marbles, he has written and published a book of short stories about South Africa called Brakenstroom and has compiled a third book, The Sensible Approach to Financial Freedom, a book on the budget system. Jack also writes weekly articles for Traders.com and every year, has an article published in Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities under the name Koos van der Merwe. He has taught classes on Technical Analysis and has lectured on day trading at the Las Vegas Investors conference.