Beyond the Mirror

by Valerie Watson, Humbert Glaffo (Illustrator)

Was wäre, wenn du in einer anderen Welt jemand völlig anderes sein könntest?

Als Kiara einen alten Spiegel kauft, ahnt sie noch nicht, dass dieser Spiegel ihr Leben verändern wird. Denn er ist der magische Schlüssel zu einer anderen Welt, die geheimnisvoll, mystisch, aber auch gefährlich ist.

Als sie einem Einheimischen beistehen will, geht sie eine Verpflichtung ein, die sie schon bald in ein aufregendes Abenteuer stößt. Doch dazu muss sie sich mit dem raubeinigen Magnus zusammenraufen, und der kann sie überhaupt nicht ausstehen - oder etwa doch? Und was weiß ihre beste Freundin Sandra über die andere Welt?

Kiara muss aufpassen, zwischen den Welten nicht ihren Kopf zu verlieren - oder sogar ihr Herz...

168 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 30, 2019

About the author

Thank you for visiting my Author Page.

Author. Now THAT is surreal. Yes, this is my first publication, and it has been quite a journey. The things I've learned?

1)You can do anything you put your mind to... blah, blah, blah. I know it sounds cliché, but it's TRUE!
2)Relationships in the real world are more important than anything. ANYTHING! (Yes, there is a very beautiful and private story in there. Suffice it to say that the outcome was wonderful)
3)Though I have always known that I am a creative person, I did not think I could do this. (see #1) That being said, anytime I read my own words from the page, I was struck with the knowledge that this did not just come from me... I know that I was blessed with "help".

I'd never felt that I had done anything remarkable in my life, with the exception of the creation of my three amazing children, Renee, Brian and Julia (and everything that comes with them). I never graduated from college, never had to look very long for an average job, always struggled a little but never had it bad. I always wondered, though, if there was some way that I could do something remarkable, something that I could really work at and accomplish, which brings us to about four years ago. I sat down and wrote "Snow Globe" on a whim, for a boy, in about ten minutes flat. I surprised myself, and my best friend with the strange creativity of it. That combined with my stories told to my best friend, recounting my childhood when I DID think that the world was out to kill me, and my funky relationships with my parents and siblings, brought my friend (who is also a published author) to the six words that started it all - "You need to write a book". I thought, "Naww, I can't do that." But it stuck with me and I started thinking about it. I had the time (kids grown and gone, job like clockwork) and it would not cost any actual money to do it. AND I had large amounts of inspirational material running around in my head. Four years later, with a little help from that best friend, this is my product. I have now done something remarkable!

I'm anxious for the questions about which parts are real and which are fiction... bring'em on! You can contact me on FB at "The Scouring". Thank you for the visit!

Valerie

Reviews

[Opal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich bin durch Zufall über dieses Buch gestolpert und habe es keine Sekunde lang bereut.
Die Zeit flog so dahin. Der flüssige Schreibstil gefällt mir sehr gut.
Besonders dieser lakonische Einsiedler Magnus ist mir ziemlich ans Herz gewachsen.