Discussion on Heredity Kelly McClymer's Blog: discussion on heredity
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="readable"><span xml:lang="fr" lang="fr">...a highly original and unusual piece of literary fiction. A family saga spanning nine centuries is interwoven with a contemporary coming of age story with such skill that suspension of belief is without effort. Author Nougat uses a supernatural device to do this that is reminiscent of Dante’s Purgatory as seems appropriate. A large cast of characters is developed with sensitivity and insight, a rogues gallery of heroes and sinners…(R.<em>Lee Holz, author)</em></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"><span class="readable"><em><span xml:lang="fr" lang="fr">…</span></em></span><span class="readable"><span xml:lang="fr" lang="fr">The book is a bit Alice in Wonderland, a bit Dante's Inferno, and a lot about coming of age and self-discovery. Nougat's method of fleshing out her protagonist and his discovery of his past is inventive. She throws an amazing collection of characters at the reader, characters who run the gamut of human personality…<em>(Joseph Badal, author)</em></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">...This could be the Harry Potter of history for adults and teens looking for fantasy, romance and history rolled into one. It's a page turner... <em>(P.Inez Erica Impie)</em>.</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">…a paranormal, romance with a historical dimension that takes you into the beautiful island of Sicily (<em>Faith Mortimer, author</em>)</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">…The stories were easy to visualize and I would love to see this book made into a movie <em>(Suzy Turner, author</em>)</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">…What I liked most is that this book is symbolic of universal emotions and human foibles, sometimes making them larger than life…(<em>Karen Rose Smith, author)</em> </span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">…more than a paranormal romance: it has a historical dimension that takes you into the spirit of the Sicilian soul (<em>Giuseppe Bonanno)…</em></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us">…</span></em><span class="Titolo6Carattere"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"></span></span><span class="readable"><span xml:lang="fr" lang="fr">Are we products of the surroundings or of the past? This story takes nature v. nurture to the basic core of our existence. When Tony stumbles into a building filled with his ancestors, he learns their stories. Is his life intertwined with theirs, or is his life a product of his present day upbringing by his mother?</span></span> (<em>Barbara Ell)</em></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"></span></p>