Motivational speaker Jake used to be a manly guy, a handsome guy in a perfect physical shape. Then he got badly burned - and all that has changed. Divorced, he still tries to go on, still genuinely wanting to help people to see the light in themselves - but he is not able to see the light in him and he got lost hope.
Then, a kind stranger offer an advice during their plane talk - to change the place of Jack and his friends' annual summer retreat to a different lake. OK, what could go wrong. But maybe something might go right, as there is a legend about the Willow Lake, that there is a corridor to a place where one’s deepest longings can be fulfilled. Jack tries to find it for fun, but then a sparkle of hope starts to burn in his chest, as there is nothing more important in his mind that a healing, a return to who he used to be.
But maybe the journey to the real Jake Palmer is a lot longer than that.

Wonderful, deep read! One might not see its depth at the first look because the writing is very "male" (read "simple" - and I mean it in the best way!), but this is genuinely a gem. The author smartly mixes adventure, a bit of fantasy, a bit of this summer feeling of holidaying with your friends and great slices of life into a well-cooked, fulfilling dish of healing the soul. And healing of soul is what we, people of the modern age, need the most. We are mostly safe, sound and have the means to life - but our souls (and bodies) might be screaming for help in our loneliness, grief, guilt, shame...you name it. And this is a book about healing from the hidden scars, twisted patterns and untrue look at ourselves. And then we can offer the people our authenticity.

This is the best book of Mr Rubart to date - and he have got a new fan here.

Rubart has done it again with another uniquely written, stellar novel. The author comes up with the most original, thought-provoking concepts that readers can take lessons from to apply to their own lives. On the surface, the story is engaging. Jake is a fascinating character with many layers and hidden pain. Yet delve deeper and there is a gold mine full of spiritual and personal treasures to uncover. Who wouldn't want to find a mysterious corridor that grants your deepest desires?

Jake Palmer is a corporate trainer who encourages others to see themselves through the eyes of those around them. When a tragic incident shakes his self-worth to its very core, Jake must come to terms with what he has lost. A chance meeting with a man on an airplane leads Jake and his friends to rent a cabin on a lake. Once there, they hear about a hidden corridor that can grant a person's greatest wish. Jake sets out to see if it really exists, and what he finds will challenge everything he thinks about himself and others around him