by Mary Shotwell
Genre: YA
Release Date: May 10th 2016
Merge Publishing
Summary:
For fifteen-year-old Lason Davies, it all started with a text.
âHIDING PLACE.â
The last words of her murdered grandmother haunt Lason as she travels to England with her sheltering mother for the funeral. The crime is a sensation, but the clamoring reporters and news photographers arenât the only ones interested in their arrival.
As her motherâs behavior borders on erratic (on a good day), Lason encounters a stranger from Weariland, a dreary world once known as Wonderland. He petitions Lasonâs help in finding a secret family heirloom, a key to saving his landâand to Lasonâs past. Lason is swept in an adventure through Wearilandâs unpredictable realm, encountering colorful, fantastical characters and discovering her familyâs elusive history. But if she isnât careful, she may never returnâ¦
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About the Author
Mary grew up in northeast Ohio, so it was only natural for her to pursue a degree in marine biology. After studying dolphin behavior and estimating great white shark populations, she earned her Ph.D. in Biostatistics in Charleston, South Carolina. It was there, during the arduous dissertation process, where she had the idea to write a book.
With Alice and the crazy characters from Wonderland staring her down from her bedroom poster, Mary envisioned what that fantasy realm would look like in current day. Creative writing served as a natural escape from technical writing, wedding planning, pregnancy, and job hunting.
Mary is excited to debut Weariland (Merge Publishing, 2016), a novel introducing Lason Davies, a teenager who learns about her family's past in a world once called Wonderland. She currently resides in Tennessee with her husband and three children.
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