Of Delicate Pieces
(Of Breakable Things)
By A. Lynden Rolland
Publication
Date: November 10, 2015
Publisher: Month9books
The
‘gifted’ are humans who see spirits and have the same extraordinary mental
powers, though they aren’t considered equals. Centuries ago, Alex’s family led
the movement to keep the living and dead separated, but the gifted believe Alex
is a reincarnation of their slain civil leader. When they begin to break down
the barriers that protect the city, the afterworld becomes dangerous and
vulnerable to exposure. The living and dead both want to use Alex for their own
gain, but what they don’t realize is that neither side will want her when they
find out who she really is.
In
the afterworld, nothing stays buried for long.
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OF
DELICATE PIECES is the follow-up to A. Lynden Rolland's OF BREAKABLE THINGS.
A captivating debut about
the fragility of life, love, and perspective.
When Chase dies
tragically, Alex embraces her own mortality. What she didn’t expect was that
she’d have to make a choice: forget the years of pain and suffering once and
for all, or linger as a spirit and get another chance at life and love.
Alex doesn’t hesitate to
choose; she’d follow Chase anywhere. But the spirit world is nothing like she
expected, and Alex finds she's forced to fight for her life once more. For even
in a world where secrets are buried much deeper than six feet under, a legacy
can continue to haunt you—and in a place this dangerous, no one is resting in
peace.
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Guest
Post – Character Spotlight: ALEX
Thank
you so much for having me! Alex Ash is the main character in the Of Breakable Things series. In Of Delicate Pieces she continues to come
into her own. The longer she is dead, the more alive she becomes, realizing
more and more who she is and who she wants to be (or doesn’t want to be.)
Who was Alex Ash
when she was alive?
Alex
was the broken girl. She inherited Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome from her mother. EDS
is a tissue disorder, and although some types are mild (stretchy skin,
bruising, double-jointedness) Alex has vascular EDS, which can be deadly
because of rupturing organs. This is what happened to Alex’s mother during
childbirth, so her father wants nothing to do with her. Alex is forced to grow
up next door with the Lasalle brothers.
Any
attention she had during life—aside from being the sick girl—was derived from
being the Lasalles’ sidekick.
Who is Alex Ash
now?
In
Of Delicate Pieces, Alex finally
feels the warmth of her own spotlight. Kind of. Part of the spotlight belonged
to Sephi Anovark, the afterworld’s celebrity and prophet. Sephi predicted her
own return, and Alex is her spitting image. Sephi frightened spirits… if she
predicted a crime involving them, they would be convicted. The American government
used her for their own gain when she was living, as the spirited government
used her in death.
Sight
like hers was dangerous, and in Of
Delicate Pieces this leaves the spirit world torn: half of them are in awe
of Alex because they have retrieved a celebrity, while the other half believes
the afterworld is better off without her. Alex finds herself signing autographs
one day and running from angry mobs the next.
How do I picture
her?
A young Twiggy. Her expressions and her
large, downturned eyes are so fitting, although Alex is shorter, and her hair
is a bit darker and wilder.
Alex’s secrets
What
is she hiding from the masses?
1. She certainly isn’t
a prophet. She has never predicted something before it happened.
2. The mental
connection she shares with Chase. If she tries, she can hear his thoughts, and
she can see what he’s seeing.
3. When she discovers
her family ties in Of Delicate Pieces,
she will be hiding pieces of that, as well.
Alex
isn’t perfect. She can be very naïve. She was sheltered during life by Chase
and his family, so she sees the world through rose colored lenses. It becomes
useful to her to escape into Chase’s mind to see the truth in people. I think
readers feel for Alex because she represents the broken pieces in those of us
who have had to put ourselves back together.
A.
Lynden Rolland was born and raised in a picturesque town obsessed with boats
and blue crabs. She has always been intrigued by the dramatic and the broken,
compiling her eccentric tales of tragic characters in a weathered notebook she
began to carry in grade school. She is a sports fanatic, a coffee addict, and a
lover of Sauvignon Blanc and thunderstorms. When she isn’t hunched behind a
laptop at her local bookstore, she can be found chasing her two vivacious
children. She resides in Maryland with her husband and young sons.
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