Hi, I am seeking an advanced reviewer for my soon to be published book, Ash and Feather.
ASH AND FEATHER is a novel in verse for upper middle grade and young adult readers. Through magical realism, I explore the complex issues of mental health and identity in a way that is both honest and hopeful. The main character, Phoenix, a fourteen-year-old girl, copes with the pain, fear, and confusion of her parent’s cancer diagnosis by envisioning herself and the people around her as birds. Phoenix’s perspective is a poetic one: lyrical, subtle, and imbued with magic, yet her vision of her bird self is a concrete way to visualize existential questions. Through her feathery filter, we follow Phoenix as she interacts with her parents (a duck and an eagle), navigates the hospital, and experiences her first (queer) love with Ing (a hummingbird). She uses the power of her imagination to take flight from the ashes of her own grief, gaining for the first time a sense of her own power.
I look forward to hearing from you! Sharon Frances
I am seeking an advanced reviewer for my soon to be published book, Ash and Feather.
ASH AND FEATHER is a novel in verse for upper middle grade and young adult readers. Through magical realism, I explore the complex issues of mental health and identity in a way that is both honest and hopeful. The main character, Phoenix, a fourteen-year-old girl, copes with the pain, fear, and confusion of her parent’s cancer diagnosis by envisioning herself and the people around her as birds. Phoenix’s perspective is a poetic one: lyrical, subtle, and imbued with magic, yet her vision of her bird self is a concrete way to visualize existential questions. Through her feathery filter, we follow Phoenix as she interacts with her parents (a duck and an eagle), navigates the hospital, and experiences her first (queer) love with Ing (a hummingbird). She uses the power of her imagination to take flight from the ashes of her own grief, gaining for the first time a sense of her own power.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Sharon Frances