This book is a representation of colors through feelings and certain emotions. You are warned, this book contains violence, strong language, I mention drugs and smoking and all that jazz so I don't recommend reading this if you're ten, just saying. (*whispers*: Sorry!)
Margo and William are troubled kids from an Antarctic's fantasy village nobody has seen or heard of. No trace of pigment in their skin or hair, they look like two statues, porcelain looking skin and curious, yet dead grey eyes, after being judged, their whole race has decided to completely avoid the rest of the world. After being so distant from the real world, their ultimate wish was to escape the warm, yet so cold embrace of their families and run away.
Two teenagers desperately fall in love with each other, but don't realize the coincidences of their actions, once they escaped the monotony and the forever snow of their village, escaping nowhere else but to the busiest city in the whole world; New York, their one and only wish is to experience the world in its vibrant colors. They walk in as two blank canvases, however the colors have no mercy and nothing goes the way it was planned. But it never does, does it?
Deadly, heartwarming and a heartbreaking story of two teenagers having a taste of the real world as everything is against them, humans and something above them, nature.
New people.
New colours.
Higher forces.
And a lot of drama.
"Has elements of the real world, but still can be sorted in any other fictional category."
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"Has you in tears in one and makes you dance in another moment. Amazing."
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"Boys in books are better than the ones in real life."
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#309 in Mystery/ Thriller 21.1.2016
When a white policeman shoots an unarmed black teenager, the faith and strength of two families are shaken and a Midwest inner city community struggles with all-too-familiar tensions. The city's lead investigator strives to control escalating protests, a middle school teacher tries to calm her frightened students, and a pastor sees a rare opportunity for his community's voice to be heard. The victim's friend feels the prison walls of gang and drug-related violence closing in, and the officer suffers under a burden of guilt and shame. But the heaviest decision falls on average-Joe hospital technician George Washington, who finds himself--gun in hand--face to face with the man who killed his son.
Background: In 2014, I completed my first National Novel Writing Month challenge--in November, I wrote a novel with 50,000 words. I published the book, but never promoted it. No one wants to pay for something with no idea what they're going to get. So I'm going to post preview chapters. All my books are available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions.
What's this book about?
When I first committed to writing a novel, I planned on doing one of my fantasy projects. But the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson and the resulting explosion of racial tensions dominated the news. What I saw online frustrated me. I knew that there was more to the story than any one side would likely present. Such complex issues aren't answered by sound bites and 140-character policy statements.
I read up on aspects of culture I had no exposure to. I sought perspectives that wouldn't appear on my Facebook feed or regular web browsing. And I devoured some great books by Malcolm Gladwell that address human nature from an analytical angle using racial tensions and the civil rights movement as primary examples.
I was amazed, moved, challenged, and inspired. And I knew that though I arguably have no right to say anything on the subject of racial tensions, I had to write this book.