Tom Cutter is in love with airplanes and has been from his boyhood. He faces a choice: he can remain in England as an employee in another man's aviation business, or he can set out on his own.

With little more than personal grit and an antique aircraft, Cutter organizes an independent flying service on the Persian Gulf. Opportunities abound, but so do dangers.

In Cutter's journey from provincial conservative to worldly entrepreneur, he is willing to accept pain and danger in his search for personal growth. He becomes fascinated by the spiritual beliefs of the local Muslim population, leading him to start his own religion called "The Way." Through his travels and teachings, Tom attracts a group of devoted followers and becomes a spiritual leader.

However, his unconventional beliefs and practices lead to conflict with some of the more traditional religious and political authorities in the region. Despite the challenges he faces, Tom remains committed to his beliefs and the pursuit of a more peaceful and harmonious world.

The novel explores themes of religion, spirituality, cultural differences, and the clash between tradition and modernity.

The Post-Office Girl is a profound exploration of human emotions against the backdrop of a commodified world. Christine, a diligent worker in a provincial post office in post–World War I Austria, finds herself trapped in a country gripped by unemployment and despair.

Out of the blue, a telegram arrives from her affluent American aunt, inviting Christine to a luxurious resort in the Swiss Alps. Christine is swept into a world of unimaginable wealth and unleashed desires, feeling utterly transformed: nothing is impossible.

However, this dreamlike existence is abruptly shattered when her aunt cuts her off, sending Christine back to her mundane reality. Back at the post office, she meets Ferdinand, a bitter war veteran and disillusioned architect. Together, they are drawn into a relationship marked by deprivation, anger, and shame.

In a world where work, politics, love, and sex seem impossible, Christine and Ferdinand contemplate a desperate and decisive act to secretly remake their world from within.

This haunting novel, completed during the 1930s, captures the essence of a modern master's achievement, blending elements of Cinderella with Bonnie and Clyde in a narrative that is both hard-as-nails and deeply affecting.