SAN DIEGO, CA (MMD Newswire) June 24, 2009 -- Frozen Tears by Mary Ann MacAfee shows that love can triumph over life's most dire challenges and painful losses as a mother restores purpose in her life to fulfill the wish of her young half-Inuit son.
In Frozen Tears, young Kale Leland marries an Alaskan Native bush pilot and is plunged into a world of ancient myths and rituals, contrary to the life she was raised to be in. She forges a bond with a shaman who believes he can turn himself into a wolf. In attempt to execute a promise made to the old shaman, the couple suffers a devastating tragedy that becomes the genesis for her debt of gratitude to wolves. The circumstances surrounding the tragedy also make her a target of a primitive superstition that young widows are contaminates, further fueling her fight for her son's ethnic identity until she is confronted by "the ultimate ordeal."
MacAfee has filled Frozen Tears with wolf lore, legends and examples in an effort to show that magic is inherent in nature. She explores the differences between the common notion of heaven and healing and discovers that "In the end, the Earth takes back all her children," as said by Kale's Inuit husband on the night they meet. As both an observation of primitive and contemporary cultures, as well as a story of grief and redemption highlighting the extremes of joy and sorrow, Frozen Tears also seeks to showcase that human lives mimic nature through birth, life and rebirth.
For more information or to request a free review copy, members of the press can contact the author at maryann@maryannmacafee.com. Frozen Tears is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.
About the Author
Mary Ann MacAfee, a former financial executive in entrepreneurial environments, has earned degrees in accounting and finance. After completing a literary fiction writing program at the University of Washington and several UCLA writers' workshops, her short stories began winning awards. Frozen Tears was a 2005 finalist in the San Diego Book Awards, the same year her short story The Face won first place.
MEDIA CONTACT
Mary Ann MacAfee
Email: maryann@maryannmacafee.com
Phone: (858) 759-9700
Website: www.maryannmacafee.com
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