The Mountain of Gold

A deranged mother, a wayward father, a horde of gold, a naive young man, and a mysterious but beautiful Lady. . . . These are the ingredients of a coming-of-age tale in which our hero grapples with the elements, his sense of morality, and the Devil himself, and eventually finds salvation at the hands of an entirely selfless but sibylline Lady in Green. The Mountain of Gold addresses themes of love, doubt, avarice, and the liberating and redemptive powers of self-sacrifice.

Ramesh Gupta was born in India and educated in Scotland. He has a love of epic poetry and is the author of a number of long narrative poems, including Ballad of a Poor Man's Reward, Rhiannon's Song, Song of Redemption, The Widow's Son and the Lost Word, and The Sacred Truth of a Repentant Youth.