First of all, happy book release to Estelle Laure. I am so thankful to Sarah Bonamino from St. Martin’s Publishing Group for having me on this Blog Tour and giving me the chance to interview the author.
I am currently reading this book and loving the story till now. It’s mysterious and intriguing. Here’s the plot.
Synopsis:
The Lost Boys meets Wilder Girls in this supernatural feminist YA novel.
It’s 1987 and unfortunately it’s not all Madonna and cherry lip balm. Mayhem Brayburn has always known there was something off about her and her mother, Roxy. Maybe it has to do with Roxy’s constant physical pain, or maybe with Mayhem’s own irresistible pull to water. Either way, she knows they aren’t like everyone else.
But when May’s stepfather finally goes too far, Roxy and Mayhem flee to Santa Maria, California, the coastal beach town that holds the answers to all of Mayhem’s questions about who her mother is, her estranged family, and the mysteries of her own self. There she meets the kids who live with her aunt, and it opens the door to the magic that runs through the female lineage in her family, the very magic Mayhem is next in line to inherit and which will change her life for good.
But when she gets wrapped up in the search for the man who has been kidnapping girls from the beach, her life takes another dangerous turn and she is forced to face the price of vigilante justice and to ask herself whether revenge is worth the cost.
From the acclaimed author of This Raging Light and But Then I Came Back, Estelle Laure offers a riveting and complex story with magical elements about a family of women contending with what appears to be an irreversible destiny, taking control and saying when enough is enough.
Author Interview:
Is this story inspired by any real-life events in your life or your surroundings?
I grew up in part in the Bay Area in California, so we would go to Santa Cruz often, especially in the summer. I loved the boardwalk and the rides so that’s where I got the basis for Santa Maria. As far as real life events, I did experience some various forms of abuse as a kid and teenager. I also experienced a huge amount of rage and a feeling like I wanted to fight and destroy everything in my path. That is something I shared with Mayhem and I loved getting to act out on it in fictional form, because I do not have any powers and Mayhem does.
What do you like the most? Going to the beaches or hiking in the mountains?
That’s a tough one, actually. I live in a small mountain town and love the feeling of being on top of a mountain, of looking down on the world. It makes me feel so calm. On the other hand, beaches are where I feel the most at peace on the whole planet. The beach is like a womb and the sound of the waves gives me the feeling of being infinite and also so very small.
What’s your take on feminism?
Oh wow, that’s a question we could spend days unpacking. The simple answer is that I’m clearly a feminist. That said, the answer actually isn’t simple at all. I’ve been studying for years and still feel I’ve only scratched the surface. As a white woman, I’m super interested in intersectional feminism, and I’m also passionate about trans rights and being present as an ally to the LGBTQIAP+ community. It’s not just about the binary. There is so much to learn and it’s an ever-changing landscape right now, which is exciting. In the end, I want to make sure that everything I’m doing and everything I stand for is contributing in some small way to expansion of rights and more equality for every human on the planet. I do have an unfortunate history with some men and the way they can dominate physically and create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation and that is something I hope we are making strong moves to combat, because the patriarchy as it currently exists is a huge fail.
Do you believe in getting justice or taking revenge?
I think of it like this: if someone hurt one of my children I would want to hurt that person in equal measure, regardless of the circumstance or that person’s pain, though I understand damage happens in life and we aren’t always conscious of the ways in which we’re causing harm. I do think some people are capable of redemption, but I also think there’s a line and if you cross it you are maybe not worthy of having the chance to redeem yourself. On the other other hand, I don’t think our judicial system is infallible and so when it comes to the death penalty I have to stand against it. Vengeance and justice are complex and I think I wrote the book in part to process all my questions about it. I’m not sure I have all the answers though.
Does the main character of this book has any similar traits from your own personality?
Yes. Mayhem is furious at the beginning of this story as I was furious as a teen. She is also disempowered as I was. It’s not easy to be a kid and have to deal with adult things, and it results in rage. I’ve worked hard as an adult to temper that, but I still really remember that feeling and brought it forward full force when I was writing this story.
About the Author:
Estelle Laure, the author of This Raging Light and But Then I Came Back believes in love, magic, and the power of facing hard truths. She has a BA in Theatre Arts and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults, and she lives in Taos, New Mexico, with her family. Her work is translated widely around the world.
Your writing has a way of making even the most complex topics accessible and engaging. I’m constantly impressed by your ability to distill complicated concepts into easy-to-understand language.
أنابيب راتنج الإيبوكسي في العراق تتربع شركة إيليت بايب في صدارة إنتاج أنابيب راتنج الإيبوكسي، المعروفة بمتانتها الاستثنائية ومقاومتها للمواد المسببة للتآكل. تم تصميم أنابيب راتنج الإيبوكسي لدينا لتلبية المتطلبات الصارمة لمختلف الصناعات، مقدمة مستوى عالٍ من الأداء في تطبيقات مثل إمدادات المياه، وأنظمة الصرف الصحي، وتعامل السوائل الصناعية. تضمن التكنولوجيا المتقدمة والمواد عالية الجودة المستخدمة في عملية التصنيع أن أنابيب راتنج الإيبوكسي لدينا تقدم خدمة موثوقة وطويلة الأمد. التزام شركة إيليت بايب بالابتكار والجودة يجعلنا واحدة من أكثر الموردين موثوقية في العراق. اكتشف المزيد عن منتجاتنا على elitepipeiraq.com.
“Was it because of that?” His dad asks as he points a finger towards him. And his midsection. https://arturzasada.pl/ – porn sex “Damn it, son! Damn it! Damn it, you hit the mirror above the sink!” His father shouts as the bullets of cum shoot forth from his son’s cock and hits the adjacent mirror directly in front of the porcelain bathroom thrown.
“Yes! Yes! I know you understand.” His father proudly exclaims. https://arturzasada.pl/ – free porn sex “I am fully grown now, Father.” He says in a heated rebuttal to his father’s words.
His father strokes his own cock in the shower, the dew from his cock mixes with the drops condensing on the glass. Garrett picks up the pee-stained and cum-leaked jock from the tile floor.
“I’m am nearly 6 foot 2 inches tall, dad. I weigh 210 lbs. I think, dad. At least I was the last time we were weighed at football practice.” The son says. “Much bigger than you, I should say.” The sound of the shower echoes throughout the empty house. The bathroom door is open. He knows he has privacy. He is alone. No older brother. No father. Or mother. It is just him.
“I bet you got some stares from the other boys in the locker room.” His dad adds. “You couldn’t miss it.” “Damn it, son! Damn it! Damn it, you hit the mirror above the sink!” His father shouts as the bullets of cum shoot forth from his son’s cock and hits the adjacent mirror directly in front of the porcelain bathroom thrown.
“That is your cock, son.” His father, says. “…but it does not make you a man. It only makes you a boy with a hard cock in his hand.” “That’s it! That’s it! That’s it!” His father bellows.
“What are ya now, by the way?” “I think all of us were sprouting wood, today, dad.” He says. “Coach even noticed how hard we all were.”
Garrett resumes the fondling of his cock while he takes long drawn-out whiffs from his sweat, piss and cum stained jockstrap. “Pick it up and smell the crotch.” His dad says.
“You guys jerk off together, these days?” His dad asks, “Back when I was in high school me and several of my friends would jerk-off in our trucks in the parking lot. We were so horny we could barely sit in our seats. You ever do that Garrett?”
After I serve daddy’s left one, I was about to move to the right foot. While He stopped me, stood up, and walked towards the couch, he said “Crawling right after me.” I followed daddy. My nose was where daddy’s ass was. I was staring at that crotch while I was crawling, and I didn’t realize daddy stopped one of a sudden in front of the bathroom. My nose is slightly right into that dreaming ass crack.
“Then, what is this, father.” He says as he wrestles his cock in a fierce grip and squeezes it like he is fighting against a serpent unleashed from its coil.
“Then, what is this, father.” He says as he wrestles his cock in a fierce grip and squeezes it like he is fighting against a serpent unleashed from its coil.
The clearness for your post is just great and that i could assume you are knowledgeable on this subject. Fine along with your permission let me to grasp your feed to stay updated with drawing close post. Thanks one million and please continue the rewarding work.
brisbanecheaptyres.com
It’s wonderful that you are getting ideas from this post as well as from our discussion made here.
https://peoplescathedral.org/2024/09/19/betist-giris-yeni-adresi-turk/
mnsryt
priligy buy Besides, you are really kind to me, how can I Don t you know
“Was it because of that?” His dad asks as he points a finger towards him. And his midsection.
The helmet of the man’s cock weaves a picture of no recognition as the father’s cum streaks itself through the watery haze.
Revolutionize your weighing needs with BWER, Iraq’s top provider of weighbridge systems, featuring unparalleled accuracy, durability, and expert installation services.
BWER empowers businesses in Iraq with cutting-edge weighbridge systems, ensuring accurate load management, enhanced safety, and compliance with industry standards.
fke095
HelloWord翻译Hello World聊天翻译助手专注于为出海企业提供高质量的即时聊天翻译服务,专业聊天翻译技术,极速稳定收发,全球畅游,使用邮箱免费注册登录体验,专业翻译技术团队开发,超数百家企业信赖,支持whatsapp Line Tinder Twitter Instagram Telegram Zalo Facebook Badoo Bumble Quora Linkedin googleVoice Crisp Hangouts TextNow VK等软件的实时聊天翻译,无限网页多开。支持facebook群发,whastsapp群发,googleVoice群发
有道词典是由网易有道出品的全球首款基于搜索引擎技术的全能免费语言翻译软件。简介. 支持中文、英语、日语、韩语、法语、德语、俄语、西班牙语、葡萄牙语、藏语、西语等109种语言翻译。拍照翻译、语音翻译、对话翻译、在线翻译、离线翻译更顺畅。更多的翻译 https://www.youdaoo.com
WPS官网下载WPS Office: 一站式办公服务平台: 新升级，无广告，AI办公更高效. 立即下载. 登录使用. WPS 365: 面向组织和企业的WPS 365: 一站式AI办公，生产力即刻起飞. 了解更多. 咨询，记忆体占用低，体积轻运行快. 将文字、表格、演示、PDF等融合为一个组件。
Ищите в гугле