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- Relationship Status:
- Married
- About Me:
- I'm the author of Janeology (Kunati Books, 2008) and the children's book, There's a Dog in the Doorway. I have received honors from the Hemingway Short Story Festival, the Texas Film Institute Screenplay Contest, and the Writer's Digest National Script Contest.
A few things about me:
During the time I wrote Janeology, I also had 2 kids.
I can't live without good books and strong coffee.
I'm a enthusiastic consumer of tomatoes.
If traveling were an occupation, that's what I would do.
About Janeology
Jane, a loving mother of two, has drowned her toddler son and is charged with his murder in this powerful examination of love, loss, and family legacy. When a prosecutor decides Jane's husband Tom is partially to blame for the death and charges him with "failure to protect," Tom's attorney proposes a radical defense. He plans to create reasonable doubt about his client's alleged guilt by showing that Jane's genealogy is the cause of her violence, and that she inherited her latent violence in the same way she might inherit a talent for music or a predisposition to disease. He argues that no one could predict or prevent the tragedy, and that Tom cannot be held responsible. With the help of a woman gifted with the power of retrocognition—the ability to see past events through objects once owned by the deceased—the defense theory of dark biology takes form. An unforgettable journey through the troubled minds and souls of Jane's ancestors, spanning decades and continents, this debut novel deftly illustrates the ways nature and nurture weave the fabric of one woman's life, and renders a portrait of one man left in its tragic wake.
- Website:
- http://www.karenharringtonbooks.com
Karen Harrington's Blog
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Karen Harrington
author, Janeology
Read a chapter or watch the trailer at www.karenharringtonbooks.com
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I would welcome a guest post from you. How about in August and you can give a review of your virtual book tour. Send me an e-mail here rebecca(dot)camarena@gmail(dot)com and we'll work out details.
Thanks for appearing at my blog, Paperback Writer on your vbt.
You were one of the winners in my book tour question contest and you can claim your free 12 mini-lessons based on my book at www.3pillarsofwealth.com.
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James Burns, Esq.
The tomato sandwich was good--but not fabulously so since the tomato was not home-grown but store-bought. I know, I know--surely with all my free time I could grow a tomato or two, right?
Luckily (or not, depending on what side of the fence you're standing on at the moment) I'm beyond Play Doh and Dora (althought I do catch the kids sneaking in episodes of Arthur and Hannah Montana when they think I'm not paying attention). I'm currently in the thoes of driver's license scariness, constant rolling-of-eyes and general persnickitiness (I'm sure that's a word).
But, yes, even with teenagers, it's nice to find a community to discuss books and other things that are important in our lives. Like tomoatoes. :-)
I've been reading all about your book all over the place and can't wait to read it. I'll probably stick it in the order with the kids' textbooks so nobody will suspect that I'm buying 'yet another book'.
I also think we may have been separated at birth--the four things you list about yourself (especially the tomato comment!) is SO very me. As a matter of fact, I'm going right now to make my tomato sandwich for lunch...
Thanks for the add.