Today I’m joining the blog tour for The Junction Of Earth And Sky and I’m shining a spotlight on the book. My post is shared with thanks to Tracy Fenton for inviting me on the tour.

Blurb:

A  sweeping and emotional debut from a dazzling new voice – for fans of The Paper Palace, The Dutch House and Betty.

Coming of age in 1940s England, Alice’s life is thrown into chaos under the shadow of the war. Forced to let go of her hopes and dreams, she finds herself uprooted to America and a life she never could have imagined.

Decades later, it is the 1990s and Alice’s granddaughter Marnie is living out of a worn-out Chevy Nova, running heroin and cocaine along the New England coastline. Yet she carries with her memories of a nurtured childhood in hardscrabble Rhode Island, where all the disappointments of her young parents were eclipsed by her grandmother’s love.

Spanning six decades and two continents, from the shores of WWII England to the underside of 1990s America, JUNCTION OF EARTH AND SKY unfolds -in multiple timelines -the enduring bond of grandmother and granddaughter, plagued by the past but determined to find their place in the world against all the odds.

About the Author:

Susan Buttenwieser is the author of Junction of Earth and Sky, her debut novel published by Manilla Press, in 2024 and the short story collection, We Were Lucky with the Rain (Four Way Books, 2020). Her writing has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, been anthologized and appeared in numerous literary publications as well as online news magazines including Women’s Media Center, Rewire News Group and LGBTQ Nation. She has been awarded fiction fellowships from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and has taught creative writing in middle schools in the Bronx and Queens, with creative aging programs, in New York City homeless shelters,public libraries, and juvenile detention facilities, as well as in  a women’s maximum-security.

The Junction Of Earth And Sky is available from Amazon.

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