Well Below Heaven
by Idyllwild Eliot
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Pub Date Feb 07 2019 | Archive Date Feb 28 2019
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Description
A gritty, dark, and at times disquieting coming-of-age epistolary that explores the line between teenage self interest and the depth of sibling love.
A gritty, dark, and at times disquieting coming-of-age epistolary that explores the line between teenage self interest and the depth of sibling love.
A Note From the Publisher
Not trendy or faddish, Well Below Heaven is a blend of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and a Jack Reacher thriller.
Advance Praise
Foreword Reviews -- 4 Stars
"Idyllwild Eliot’s Well Below Heaven is a dark novel of sibling loyalty... rich with the joys and miseries of teenage life...that will warrant comparisons to the work of Laurie Halse Anderson or Walter Dean Myers, relating stories of adolescent challenges without condescending or moralizing."
BlueInk Review -- Starred Review
"Idyllwild Eliot’s edgy, epistolary YA novel takes readers on an absorbing emotional roller coaster...language and content that includes references to sex, child/teen pornography (which figures large in the plot), abortion and drugs make the novel best suited for older teens.
This content, however, never feels prurient or gratuitous, and Eliot’s skillful writing and deft characterization create a story adults may savor as well. Readers will surely find themselves thinking about Well Below Heaven long after turning the last page."
Kirkus Reviews
"..compelling and unsettling...a well-told, unsparing, and increasingly disturbing journey through unmoored adolescence."
Marketing Plan
December-February, 2018/19
1. Solicitation of formal reviews for independent publishers, including Clarion/Foreword, BlueInk, Publishers Weekly and Kirkus.
2. Development of author web-site and Facebook page.
3. Targeted on-line ad campaign to promote author, title and press name recognition.
January-March 2019 - pre and post publication.
1. Broad on-line ad campaign, primarily through Facebook, Goodreads, and Google Adwords,
2. Print ads, targeting New York Review of Books and other periodicals focused on literary works for adults and young adults.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780984615698 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Lori M, Reviewer
Although Well Below Heaven, by Idyllwild Eliot, was categorized as YA, I really enjoyed it. It is an emotional book based on dysfunctional families and a brother and sister relationship, along with friendships with classmates and teachers that make me very glad that my child is out of high school and never experienced the bullying and the end result of bad choices Ms. Idyllwild spells out in detail. It’s about bad decisions made by good kids and the roller coaster path they go on. It’s well written by using letters written between Sammy and his big sister, Kelly. It took me a little while to figure out what was going on, but this book kept my interest through the end. I highly recommend it!
Sally M, Reviewer
I didn’t enjoy this book at all, I understand the concept of the brother and sister keeping their relationship going via letters and emails, but it just didnt grab me and make me want to keep reading it.
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