Blue Woman Burning
Blue Woman Burning by Lâle Davidson, published by Emperor Books on November 23, 2021, is a work of fiction that intertwines elements of fantasy, paranormal, and magical realism. The narrative begins on the Altiplano, where Fallon’s family experiences the mysterious disappearance of their mother, an event that profoundly impacts each family member. As Fallon navigates her journey toward adulthood, she grapples with the emotional fallout of this loss, which shapes her and her brother’s lives in distinct ways.
As the story unfolds thirteen years later in the United States, Fallon confronts her self-doubt while preparing to apply to medical school. However, another enigmatic event disrupts her reality, prompting a cross-country quest for truth that alters her understanding of herself and her world. Blue Woman Burning explores the blurred lines between reality and imagination, questioning how perception influences our beliefs and experiences. This edition contains 278 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers to reflect on the nature of truth in contemporary life.
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On the Altiplano, the high plain, between Chile and Bolivia, Fallon’s family witnesses their mother magically disappear. The inexplicable nature of their loss marks each family member in a different way. For Fallon it is the first step toward adulthood. For her brilliant and troubled older brother, it is an abandonment from which he never recovers. Thirteen years later, back in the United States, Fallon is about to conquer self-doubt and apply to medical school, when another mysterious event shatters her reality. The crisis catapults her across the country on a quest to find the truth. What she discovers changes everything.
Blurring boundaries between make-believe and fact, Blue Woman Burning, asks what is real, what is invented? How can we move forward if what passes for reality is only a matter of perception? This is a novel for our time, as the conflict between what we choose to believe and what is true plays out in modern American life.
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