The Black Leopard's Kiss & The Writer Remembers
Book Description:
Featuring magical realism and "Orlando"-esque touches, the two linked novellas plunge the reader into the slippery world of an aging writer as she delves into her half-remembered childhood and re-experiences volatile relationships. The swirling structure, with its interwoven narratives and warping time periods, deals with the treacherous nature of memory and how an author, Sidonie Ross, returns to the past in order to illuminate and understand it; how unhealed wounds from childhood re-surface in adult consciousness like emotional thorns, especially those relating to shame, guilt, disappointment, betrayal, and rejection.
Featuring magical realism and "Orlando"-esque touches, the two linked novellas plunge the reader into the slippery world of an aging writer as she delves into her half-remembered childhood and re-experiences volatile relationships. The swirling structure, with its interwoven narratives and warping time periods, deals with the treacherous nature of memory and how an author, Sidonie Ross, returns to the past in order to illuminate and understand it; how unhealed wounds from childhood re-surface in adult consciousness like emotional thorns, especially those relating to shame, guilt, disappointment, betrayal, and rejection.
Meet the Author:
Laury A. Egan is the author of twelve novels: "The Psychologist’s Shadow;" "The Firefly;" "Once, Upon an Island;" "Wave in D Minor;" "Turnabout;" "Doublecrossed;" "The Swimmer;" "The Ungodly Hour;" "A Bittersweet Tale;" "Fabulous! An Opera Buffa;" "The Outcast Oracle;" and "Jenny Kidd;" and a collection, "Fog and Other Stories." Four limited-edition poetry volumes have been published: "Snow, Shadows, a Stranger;" "Beneath the Lion’s Paw;" "The Sea & Beyond"; and "Presence & Absence." Eighty-five of her stories and poems have appeared in literary journals and anthologies. Her fiction ranges from literary to psychological suspense, coming-of-age, comedy, and YA.
connect with author: website ~ X/twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Laury A. Egan is the author of twelve novels: "The Psychologist’s Shadow;" "The Firefly;" "Once, Upon an Island;" "Wave in D Minor;" "Turnabout;" "Doublecrossed;" "The Swimmer;" "The Ungodly Hour;" "A Bittersweet Tale;" "Fabulous! An Opera Buffa;" "The Outcast Oracle;" and "Jenny Kidd;" and a collection, "Fog and Other Stories." Four limited-edition poetry volumes have been published: "Snow, Shadows, a Stranger;" "Beneath the Lion’s Paw;" "The Sea & Beyond"; and "Presence & Absence." Eighty-five of her stories and poems have appeared in literary journals and anthologies. Her fiction ranges from literary to psychological suspense, coming-of-age, comedy, and YA.
connect with author: website ~ X/twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Jan 15 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / guest post
Jan 15 - fundinmental - book spotlight / author interview
Jan 16 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight
Jan 17 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post
Jan 18 – FUONLYKNEW – book spotlight
Jan 23 – Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's – book review
Jan 24 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight
Jan 25 – Casia's Corner – book review
Jan 26 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight
Jan 30 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post
Jan 31 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book spotlight
Feb 1 – My Reading Getaway – book review
Feb 1 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review / guest post
Feb 2 - Amy's Bookshelf Reviews – book review
Jan 15 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / guest post
Jan 15 - fundinmental - book spotlight / author interview
Jan 16 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight
Jan 17 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post
Jan 18 – FUONLYKNEW – book spotlight
Jan 23 – Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's – book review
Jan 24 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight
Jan 25 – Casia's Corner – book review
Jan 26 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight
Jan 30 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post
Jan 31 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book spotlight
Feb 1 – My Reading Getaway – book review
Feb 1 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review / guest post
Feb 2 - Amy's Bookshelf Reviews – book review
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