Giveaway and Guest Post for:
(YA Dystopian)
Published by Clean Teen Publishing
Release Date: May 17, 2013
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Sydney Harter has long awaited
September 12th, 2033—her eighteenth birthday. She can finally apply for
guardianship of her sister, who is her only family and entire world. She hopes
they will be lawfully reunited, but is prepared to defy authority and risk
everything to escape the captivity of Miles County so that they can be
together.
Escaping will be difficult and
dangerous. Citizens are bound to their county by sophisticated chip implants
that deliver shocks to those who dare to cross the electric barrier. Sydney is
very clever, but her trickery is limited against the all-seeing eyes of
technology. Even if they were to survive the escape, disappearing into the
forgotten forests and towns of the past seems an impossible task.
What Sydney doesn't know is that she
is the particular interest of two opposing forces. With deceit, fear, and
warfare surrounding her—can she trust the party that aims to help with her
fight against the other? Can she open her heart to receive and return
unexpected love? When her sister’s life becomes jeopardized, Sydney will have
to weigh a new love against the only enduring love she has known. The cost
could be deadly…
How will she choose?
GABRIELLE ARROWSMITH enjoyed writing her debut
novel, Concealed in the Shadows, during a lovely Minnesota summer that she
had off from her primary profession, teaching. Acting, playing and coaching
soccer, reading, playing piano, and spending time with family and friends are among
her other interests.
Thank you to The Howling Turtle and their amazing blog followers for
allowing me to do a guest post. Below you will find a guest post on the draw of
dystopias.
~Gabrielle Arrowsmith
The Draw of Dystopias
Humans often develop the strongest bond with and understanding
of one another after sharing prolonged or profound suffering. Pain and sorrow
are things that we all must experience at some time in our lives. In a way, we
are grateful when we do not have to face them alone.
As readers, we immerse ourselves into the lives of the
characters who live in our cherished books. We come to cherish them. In the
dystopian genre in particular, we find ample ground for suffering and fear
which our dear ones face. The fear pulls our hearts into theirs and the
suffering knots the two together, binding us to the heroes before they emerge.
We feel frustrated by the oppression they suffer, we relate to their fears, and
we contemplate their choices in the face of adversity. Ultimately, we grow with
these characters. Sometimes, we connect so strongly with a character and/or
their situation that we find it difficult to let them go after we've finished
reading. We're desperate for more because, like the characters, we become the
strongest and feel the most fulfilled after we've lived through our weakest
moments and conquered anyone who aims to make us feel that way.
I believe dystopian novels will be forever powerful as their
relevance to human existence cannot be challenged.
“To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in
the suffering.” –Friedrich Nietzsche
“Strange how people who suffer together have stronger
connections than those who are most content.” –Bob Dylan
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I love dystopian and this one looks great! I really need to pick this one up.
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