Telory Arendell

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A Psychic and a Marine

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Produktbeschreibung

This novel tells the story of Jane Montgomery, a psychic from Missouri. Jane's 'visions' predict avoidable conflicts, but no one believes in her daymares until they come to pass. Sam Bates is her biggest naysayer and a man she's loved since childhood. He takes her to the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma where her vision identifies child abuse. A tribal elder recognizes her gift and pronounces her a Seer. Jane understands her psychic vision as a tool for cross-cultural communication and builds a future for herself in social work. She finds her 'broken' and claims it as her gift. Missouri is one of few US states whose residents span a continuum from practicing psychics to military veterans and imagines both as equally viable members of the community. Arendell's debut novel explores this unlikely pairing and argues that society needs both sides of this equation. Her deep characterization prompts an immersive reading experience true to this Southern Midwest locale. Character voices highlight regional dialogue and neurodiversity. A true celebration of differences makes what is usually considered broken more of a gift.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798350920284
• Artikelnr.: 69045485

Autorenporträt

Telory Arendell is a Performance Studies Professor at Missouri State University. She has graduate degrees from Stanford University and New York University, and a BA from Swarthmore College. Her scholarship includes four monographs and one edited anthology: Devised Theatre's Collaborative Performance (Routledge 2023), Pina Bausch's Aggressive Tenderness (Routledge 2020), Dance's Duet with the Camera (Palgrave Macmillan 2016), The Autistic Stage (Sense 2015), Performing Disability (VDM 2009). Her current work-in-progress is titled Embodied Playwriting: A Fierce Kind of Love (2023). She is a proponent of disability rights and neurodiversity. She plans to add more states to her Finding Your Broken series, so her next novel's title is Texas Yeehaw: A Storm-Chaser and a Cowgirl.