I know, I know, this is an Elk, but the image captured my idea perfectly.
I look like a deer in the headlights when people ask me about my books. My brain shuts down, and all I think is ‘Drrrrr’. It’s like test anxiety. But if my brain was working and there was time for a deep conversation, and I didn’t feel awkward about not knowing how deep to go, and thinking, how much does this person really want to hear from me? What is enough, what is too much?
Here is what I would say:
First, the book has been described as a gentle read, and I like that. There is nothing ‘epic’ about it. (But that doesn’t mean it’s boring).
“Gift from the Sea” begins with a narrative about the Goddess Calypso and her love for her children. We quickly move on to follow a favored son and his lineage, in particular, a very spoiled twit of a daughter. If I wrote the story correctly, you may wonder if you can handle an entire book with this twit at the forefront. But hang in there! We soon return to Calypso, who unceremoniously disrupts this girl’s life. I don’t want to give away the plot, but here the story shifts, much as in the movie “The Wizard of Oz” when it transitions from black and white to color. From here on out, the story is about changing and how, through unavoidable life circumstances, you transform. (I mean, at this point we could delve into past lives or reincarnation…how far do you want to take this conversation?) Like I was saying, you will not be the same person at the end of whatever circumstances you’ve navigated, for better or worse. This is a story of a girl who is forced to let go of everything she knows and re-become, and it’s also about the lives she impacts along the way.
In my soon-to-be-released “Echoes from the Sea,” Calypso will take you back to the beginning, to fill in the blanks that the influence of a single life can leave.
I hope you enjoy them both!
In gratitude, P.K. Glaser
