River, Diverted

River Black found cult success writing slasher flicks but has grown increasingly disillusioned and unhappy. When a mysterious book appears in her mailbox, her life is turned upside down. River returns to Nagano, Japan, where the book originated, hoping to pay respects to old friends and revisit her past.

Instead, she finds her memory is duplicitous, her reality is porous, and the mysterious book is more alive than she could have believed.River, Divertedis a dark fairy tale that explores the trickery of memory, the delicacy of friendship, the nature of creativity and the deliverance of hope.

Filled with pop culture references and a deep love of monster movies,River, Divertedis both a light-hearted and subtly serious read that will captivate readers. (FromPalimpsest Press)