Whose Beauty is Past Change
by Stephen Evans
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Pub Date Dec 08 2023 | Archive Date Oct 02 2024
Time Being Media LLC | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
An "engaging modern-day fairy tale." -Kirkus Reviews
For advanced middle-grade and YA readers, Whose Beauty is Past Change ay tell the story of a young girl who journeys through beautiful distractions to reach a fantastic undersea realm from which she may never return. Or it may tell the story of a grieving poet imagining a beautiful life for a daughter lost to the sea. Or perhaps, both.
At sunset in Key West, twelve-year-old Lissa falls into the gulf of Mexico and is swept out along a golden path. Using her knowledge of art and poetry (learned from her parents), she navigates past the beautiful entanglements and curious guardians of the reef.
Finally she arrives in the realm of Kwest, where all are devoted to creating each sunrise and sunset. There, after proving herself, Lissa is offered a choice: to return to her old life or stay and become a painter of sunsets.
Poets quoted in the book include E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Wordsworth, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Blake, Wallace Stevens, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and John Keats.
The book is dedicated to the author's mother, who read to him as a child, and is intended to provide a story that will challenge young readers and inspire young artists.
The book was previously published under the title Painting Sunsets.
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eBook: 9781953725431
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Advance Praise
"this fantasy story hits its mark, conveying that art is essential to everyday life and that beauty is everywhere for those who take the time to look at the sunset and listen for the artistry that can be unleashed by the written word."
—Foreword Clarion Reviews
"Invents a vivid, perpetually lit world that abounds in swirls of luminescence and kaleidoscopic color. Above all, Evans's elegant prose emphasizes the aesthetic value of art and the act of creation."
—BlueInk Reviews, Starred Review
"the fantasy elements are vividly well-done...in this engaging modern-day fairy tale"—Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781953725103 |
PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 152 |