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Today, November 13, we are book-bombing The Coal Elf, by Maria DeVivo!
What's a book bomb? A book bomb is where we ask all fans and readers to buy the book on that date. It creates a lot of movement in the books' rankings, which in turn draws attention from other potential readers!
So please go out and buy The Coal Elf today! Purchase links are at the bottom of the blog! Meanwhile, let's hear some of Maria's thoughts on her book...
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“There’s No Place Like Home”
by Maria DeVivo
What’s the old saying? “Home is where the heart is.” It must be true because one of the prevalent themes
in story-telling is the concept of Home - Having one, being a part of one,
rejecting one, leaving one, desperately trying to find your way back to
one. Humans have an innate honing device
that draws us to a nostalgic place of comfort and love. Some of the most
influential stories of our time use HOME as a central theme. After having experienced the wonder and glory
of Oz, Dorothy said there was no place like it.
Her journey brought her to the realization that her black and white
world of farm animals and twisters was really where she belonged. Thrust onto an island while the war-torn
world around them has no idea of their whereabouts, the children in The Lord of the Flies are in constant
pursuit of returning home while in the process, create a home. And more
recently, Katniss Everdeen initially strives to win The Hunger Games to go
where? Back Home.
In
The Coal Elf, Ember Skye deals with
this notion of Home from the moment she is called to her Life Job. When she is sent to the Mines, her memories
of her life Aboveground grip her so tightly that she is almost blinded by
nostalgia. The entire novel follows her
path of dealing with those memories, confronting certain realities, and altering
her own perceptions as to where she belongs, where she fits in, where she’s
meant to be.
So
what is HOME? What defines it? For me, it’s an unseen structure made up of
memories. Spring birds singing in the
morning as I waited for the school bus.
Running outside on a cool summer night to flag down the ice cream
truck. Standing on tree stumps in my
backyard as dead leaves fell from the autumn trees. The smell of my father’s work boots in the
hallway. Cuddling with my sister on
Christmas Eve. Coming home from school
and being so angry with my mother for cleaning up my room. My uncle’s voice booming as he and my mother
sang Kenny Rogers’s songs. My concept of
Home expands far beyond the actual dwelling itself, and now I’m making a Home
for my daughter, hopefully helping to build those memories of love and comfort
she will seek refuge in her future.
~~~I promised a purchase link, and here you go! By the by, The Coal Elf is currently at a special holiday price of $2.99!
Amazon: The Coal Elf
So hurry out and buy this holiday tale! It's not your childhood Christmas story, that's for sure!
-Stephanie Osborn
http://www.stephanie-osborn.com
