Human Scale - Beer, Kitty
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It's 2062, and Boston is mostly under water. In response to climate change chaos, an authoritian theocracy is tearing families apart and demolishing human rights. How will love survive? A futuristic eco-thriller with visceral punch. With the environment as character, Human Scale is wonderfully evocative and deeply moving, with great psychological insight and stunning imagery. A fully realized world, masterfully done. Paula de Fougerolles, Ph.D. Kitty Beer writes from a place of deep intelligence and honesty. Her characters are vivid, complete, and alive. The men are tough, the women are…mehr

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It's 2062, and Boston is mostly under water. In response to climate change chaos, an authoritian theocracy is tearing families apart and demolishing human rights. How will love survive? A futuristic eco-thriller with visceral punch. With the environment as character, Human Scale is wonderfully evocative and deeply moving, with great psychological insight and stunning imagery. A fully realized world, masterfully done. Paula de Fougerolles, Ph.D. Kitty Beer writes from a place of deep intelligence and honesty. Her characters are vivid, complete, and alive. The men are tough, the women are tougher. Her empathy, her passion for humanity, and for this planet we call Earth, is deeply powerful. What we are left with is a promise of hope. If we care enough. Amelia Campbell, actress and playwright In Kitty Beer's riveting new book, the heros' suffering and growth represent the eternal hopefulness and strength of the human spirit. John Amiard, author of Swedish Blood Human Scale has Kitty Beer's usually wonderful language and great character interplay, along with a truly compelling page-turner of a story. Jackie Fenn, author of Viral
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Kitty Beer's stories and articles have appeared in print and online in the U.S. and Canada, including her work as an environmental journalist. Her screenplay, Home, placed in the 2004 International Screenwriting Awards contest. She is a member of the National Writers Union and the Society of Environmental Journalists. Kitty Beer grew up in New England and raised her two children in Canada, Germany, and upstate New York. She holds a B.A. from Harvard University, and a M.A. from Cornell University. She now makes her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she is active in political and environmental efforts. The Hampshire Project is the third novel in a series titled Resilience: a Trilogy of Climate Chaos, reflecting Beer's emphasis on the courage of people to overcome disaster. The first two novels, What Love Can't Do (2006) and Human Scale (2010), are also published by Plain View Press, a 40 year-old literary publishing house focusing on issues of sociopolitical importance. Visit Kitty Beer's website at http://kittybeer.net and her blog at http://planetprospect.blogspot.com.