Stars in Their Infancy: A Novel - Softcover

Pasch, Marleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1947708902 ISBN 13: 9781947708907

Publisher: Citrine Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Allison’s got a secret—And a choice

One steamy summer night in idyllic East MacMillan, Pennsylvania, clever Allison Stephenson learns to feel afraid. I cannot, I will not tell, she vows after a life-changing attack by Rusty Jenkins, from MacMillan’s down-on-its-luck west side.

Concealing her assault, Allison leaves for the Ivy League, where coursework bores her and shame haunts her. But when she meets Lehanna Stanislaus, an ethereal herbalist, who, despite her own unresolved history, promises to help, Allison dares to hope she can heal.

Meanwhile, Quinn Gallagher, a guilt-ridden Vietnam vet, wishing he’d done more to help Rusty avoid the violent path he’s chosen, gives his young friend a tough-love ultimatum: “come clean or go up.”

But deciding to move forward doesn’t guarantee resolution. Or healing. Not for Allison, Lehanna, Rusty or Quinn. And when their lives intersect in unexpected and complicated ways, each confronts the same question: Is it possible—even desirable to forgive the seemingly unforgivable? Not until they each reveal their secret pasts, then open to a multitude of mystical healing possibilities, will they ever know.

2022 Global Book Awards Gold Medal Winner—Metaphysical and Visionary Fiction

About this title

About the Author

Marleen Pasch's debut novel, AT THE END OF THE STORM, received the gold medal in contemporary fiction in the 2021 Global Book Awards. Her short fiction, creative nonfiction and articles on health, healing and spirituality appear in select journals and anthologies, including INTIMA-A Journal of Narrative Medicine and Dozen-The Best of Breath and Shadow. She earned her bachelor's degree in English Literature at Cornell University and has done graduate work in psychology and women in religion. As a lecturer, workshop facilitator, and writing coach, she helps emerging and established writers find their power on the page. Previous to moving to South Florida, she served on the Connecticut Festival of Words planning committee. www.marleenpasch.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Citrine Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1947708902
• ISBN 13: 9781947708907
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 434