Blurb:
If only a pile of wayward curls and
the inability to stay on her feet were seventeen year-old Foster Kelly’s most
pressing concerns. Unfortunately, stubborn hair and clumsiness are just the tip
of it. At the age of five when Foster is told, “You don’t belong here,” it was
only a mistake, but the result is one broken heart. These four carelessly
spoken words have shaped and shadowed Foster, and now—a senior at Shorecliffs
High-school—she seeks the wallflower’s existence, denying herself the most
casual of friendships, much too afraid that someone will see what she believes
is certain: she does not belong anywhere—or with anyone.
This reality would continue to suit
her just fine; however . . . Love has a long-standing history of undoing broken
hearts.
Like a comet, an unexpected arrival
knocks Foster out of the crowded, starry sky, sending her directly into the limelight.
Exposed and afraid, she will attempt to regain anonymity; but it isn’t so easy
now that someone is watching. He pursues this shy enigma, confronting Foster’s
deepest fears head-on, and in the process falls wholly and completely in love
with her. But there is something he is not saying . . . a secret capable of
certain ruin. Either he will break her heart once and for all, or he will heal
it.
In the end, though, it is Foster
who must decide if she is worth mending.
Author Info:
CARA ROSALIE OLSEN resides in sunny
Southern California, where she lives with her very patient husband, Michael,
and their spoiled pooch, Annabella. A product of a relatively normal childhood
- whatever that means - Olsen recalls "Life had this relentlessly boorish
way of reminding me I was wonky and unapproved. Regardless of status or gene
pool, there is nothing simple or easy about growing up. Life doesn't play
favorites or carry biases; it's the pits for everyone. But rather than
constantly falling into the pit, often I chose to climb down willingly, lining
the bottom with a soft place to land. That place is where I became a reader,
and today, a writer."
Throughout high school Olsen
struggled with subjects Math and Science, but excelled at the arts, written and
performed, often finding a kindred spirit in those teaching Creative Writing
and English Literature. What began with an ardency for language soon developed
into a burgeoning desire to create. This yearning took shape in the form of
poetry and short story fiction, both of which have been featured in print and
online publications. Olsen's debut novel, Awakening Foster Kelly is the result
of a four-year project born on a whim and sustained by its characters' tenacity
and their refusal to give the author a minute to herself. "In the beginning,
getting them to talk was like trying to light a wet match. So, we had several
long, sometimes combative conversations. I told them that unless they started
holding up their end of the deal, I would have no choice but to fill in the
blanks with whatever scraps came to mind. It wasn't very long before I started
showing up to find that everyone was already seated and waiting for me. We
talked. I drank coffee. It was bliss."
These days Olsen considers herself
incredibly blessed to be able to do what she loves most. However . . . if she
wasn’t a full-time writer, she would have liked to join the cast of Saturday
Night Live, or, taken over as CEO of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.
For more information, please
visit CaraRosalieOlsen.com & AwakeningFosterKelly.com
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