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Description edit
In this unsettling new fantasy novel, the psychiatric community has confused Empathic personality traits with mental illness with tragic results, leading two Empaths--Francis Nettleton and Katherine Spencer--who live three hundred years apart, on personal journeys to learn the true nature of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Francis Nettelton: One of two main protagonists in the book. Born in 1659 to a prosperous family in Colonial Connecticut. After a troubled childhood, Francis is guided by his grandmother to the discovery of his special gift of empathy. He make it his life's mission to learn as much about empathy as possible and to write the Lodestarre, or guiding principle, so others that follow do not question their sanity as he did. His story is written in the first person throughout.
- Katherine Spencer: Katherine is the second protagonist introduced in the book. Her story is written in the third person and in contemporary Connecticut her gift of empathy has been diagnosed and treated as mental illness. Francis Nettleton appears to her to complete his unfinished life mission to publish his book and help empaths live as productive members of society instead of misdiagnosed outcasts.
- Sarah: Add a description of this character.
- Sally
- Frank
- Rick
- Michael Lobianco
- Floyd
- Grandmother
- Stuart
- Martha
- James
- William
- Carly
- Madam Stanton
- Mama
- Doctor Halliwell
- Papa
- Duncaster
- Dominique
- Agatha
- Weaver
- Mary
- Emily
- Anne
- Danny
- Hugh
- Humphrey
- Gilbert
- Nigel
- Daniel
- Sam
- Scarborough
- John
- Edward
- Master Kittredge
- Dicken
- Alice
- Master Nettleton
- Maizee
- Rowley
- Mr. Moreland
- Dr. Barrelli
- Francis Nettleton
- Delia
Quotes edit
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“The only thing worse than having an incomprehensible, incurable illness is having an incomprehensible, incurable illness in isolation.”
Francis Nettleton
Setting & Locations edit
This novel takes place primarily in a Connecticut town modeled after Wethersfield. Francis Nettleton was born in Duncaster in the 1600's and the other main protagonist, Katherine Spencer, moves to the same town in contemporary time.
- Emmaus
- Kingsbridge
- Boston
- Hartford
- New England
- Windemere
- Connecticut Colony
- New Haven
- River Road
- Great River
- New York
- Massachusetts Colony
- West Jersey Province
- Bethlem
- Hadley
- London
- Philadelphia
- Wyndham
- Hollywood
- Great Blue
- Pennsylvania
- Heaven
- New Danbury Seaport
First Sentence edit
The year is 2008. I am, as I have been for the past two hundred and fifty-one years, ninety-eight years old.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Lodestarre Series. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Pamela S. K. Glasner (Author) - Ms. Glasner's first novel written in longhand, 750 pages, over a period of 5 months
Other Contributors:
- Kevin P. Miller (Foreword) - Writer, Producer and Director of Generation Rx
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Emerald Book Company
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: October 1, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-934572-33-7
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Emerald Book Company
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: October 1, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-934572-33-7
Page Count: 432
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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