Megan

by Scott D. Southard

Megan Wane is caught in a life of dull dreariness. She goes to work in a dead end job with a boss she can't stand, and comes home to a silent apartment with only a standoffish cat for company. She can only get away through her imagination. And there, in her thoughts, there exists a fairy-tale kingdom with wizards and dragons. A place called Prosperity, where she is both a princess and a hero. On this day, both Megan's external reality and her interior world will suffer tragedy that will turn her life upsidedown and shake her to the foundation. Can Megan turn disaster into deliverance?

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Scott D. Southard fell in love with books when he discovered Middle Earth and Narnia as a child. That beginning grew into a passion for classic literature and any story that he can get truly lost in. He is the author of seven books, including A Jane Austen Daydream and Permanent Spring Showers. For many years, he was heard on National Public Radio as a regular contributor to WKAR's Current State where he would discuss new and classic novels and literary events. He can be found online at "The Musings & Artful Blunders of Scott D. Southard" at sdsouthard.com.

Reviews

[Wendy Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. We follow Megan in her life, as she describes it as gray but she has fantasies of writing Children's books, a fairy-tale kingdom and we go back and forth between the two. Quite amazing how this is accomplished. Megan is a Princess in this Kingdom as well as her best friend Hope. I found the name Hope implied more, that without hope, where would one be. I kept wanting Megan to tell her boss to take a hike, to stand up to her, quit that demeaning job and give her writing a chance.

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.