Tethered Kites

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Energy can neither be created or destroyed but families can do both.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Eleanor Turenne built a beautiful life and family in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. When her life is cut short by a tragic accident she finds herself abruptly set adrift from her husband Neal and daughter Jo. To her surprise the afterlife proves to be a compelling place to explore and without the anchoring force of her living family Eleanor struggles to maintain a thread of connection to her living loved ones especially as she forms a strong connection to her long dead father-one that unearths deeply buried family secrets of adultery suppressed sexual identity and a relentless pursuit of the appearance of perfection.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>When Jo becomes the target of a violent predator Eleanor fears a tragic family history may repeat itself. With the help of a medium turned friend she reveals truths that could tear her family apart. Ultimately these revelations set them on a course of exploration into the nature of family and connections formed across generations. Will death form a bridge that brings them closer to the truth or become a torrent of pain that washes this family off course forever?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Tethered Kites is a family saga with a speculative twist that offers a glimpse at death not as an end but as a potential catalyst for growth and greater connection. It is an intimate look into the lives of a family dealing with the flood of grief after death while facing the everyday struggles of life. </span>Tethered kites combines the shifting narratives and ghostly encounters of Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward with the setting and tone of Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver.</p>