Bruce Katlin

Birds Like Us, The Pi Phillecroix Story (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

It all started when a NYC pigeon hopped onto a subway car, took it one stop and then stepped off. Why?

A scrawny and flightless bird bears the expectations of seventeen centuries of France's most heroic and decorated flying families. Can one little bird bear the expectations of family, flock and country? Can one so tiny shoulder the weight of France's most heroic, virtuous and decorated families? Will Pi Phillecroix, daughter and only offspring of Piette and Paul Phillecroix V, descendant of the blue-feathered bloodline of Pierre and Pipio Phillecroix, survive a world that preys on the weak and vulnerable?

The Phillecroix' have long been respected the world over for their daring and flying excellence. Each and every member of their lineage has devoted their lives to flock and country. The tragedy is that Pi, the last and only progeny of these decorated heroes, cannot fly.

Intelligent, loving, virtuous, enormously devoted and reverential to mother and father, Pi bears the weight of her parents' disappointment when they learn that the family's tradition of flying excellence has ended. At a time when most young birds frolic and play in and around the fountains of the Tuileries, Pi relegates herself to a small corner of the family nest atop the l'Arc de Triomphe in order to hide her handicap and escape endless torment from the arrondissement's teenage birds.

When her war-decorated and beloved father becomes seriously ill, Pi steals away in the middle of the night to walk from Paris to England in an attempt to find Dr. Allbewell, the only one who may have the powers to save his life. Flightless, Pi makes her way on two scrawny pink feet, north to Normandy. During her journey she uncovers a host of characters that sometimes halt and other times hasten her journey with a blend of cruelness and helpfulness. Gervaise, an angelic force of wisdom rescues Pi from the throes of two sadistic Starlings; Etienne, a Giant Sea Fish helps Pi navigate the river Seine; Quick Jac Carlson a short-tempered, red-bellied woodpecker strangles her in an attempt to prevent her from seeking a night's refuge; and Big Fella, a humble stallion who befriends and carries Pi to Cherbourg are just a few of the multifarious characters that drive this colorful and eclectic narrative.

Readers from ages twelve to one hundred twelve will identify with Pi's journey and feelings of inadequacy, the ridicule she has to endure for being 'different,' and ultimately the courage she exhibits in facing her fears one step at a time. The novel references aeronautic, architectural terms and contains a plethora of historical references and characters form many different cultural backgrounds leveraging various languages. Readers will identify with Pi's journey and feelings of inadequacy, the ridicule she has to endure for being 'different,' and ultimately the courage she exhibits in facing her fears one step at a time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Distributed via Smashwords
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780615840772
• Artikelnr.: 45438603

Autorenporträt

Bruce recently completed his first fiction novel, Birds Like Us, The Pi Phillercoix Story. His hope for this book is to lift the spirits of anyone, anywhere especially children who may feel 'less-than' or who maybe handicapped physically or emotionally by providing inspiration and self-empowerment. Bruce also paints using various mediums including Japanese and Chinese painting inks and colors and recently took up the patient challenge art of woodcarving. He is a passionate outdoor enthusiast and long distance runner.

Bruce Katlin's diversified background combines learning and development; coaching; and public speaking with film, television and theatre performance/production. He attended Penn State University, City College of New York and Circle in the Square, majoring in English and Theatre. In 1999 Bruce received the OOBR Award for best play in which he wrote and performed fourteen diverse characters in his one-man show, Can't Cut My Head Off.

Bruce's vision and mission is to create individual awareness through creative processes that inspire, motivate, empower, entertain and lift the 'spirits' of his clients/audiences that will aid in the development of a more harmonious, peaceful and loving world. He regularly trail runs and paints plein-air at high altitudes. Additionally, Bruce has designed and delivered numerous self-empowerment/improvement workshops and retreats such as: Laughter Yoga, Stressing-Less, How to be the Perfect Husband, How to be the Perfect Wife (And Make Sure That Your Husband Knows It) Blissful Communications for Couples, Finding Faith, Living Hope, and one-on-one coaching sessions.